Download or read book Factors Influencing Students Interactions with Advanced Calculators written by Hazel Tan and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 954 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is an increasing use of and rapid advancements in technologies in education. In particular, there is a take-up of advanced calculators (graphing calculators and calculators with computer algebra system [CAS]) in senior secondary high-stakes examinations. Each year, tens of thousands of students in Australia, Singapore, and other regions, use advanced calculators in mathematics examinations that directly affect their entry into tertiary education. Thus, it was pertinent to investigate the ways in which students use these technologies when learning mathematics, and the factors that influenced them.This study was built upon a bricolage of theories from various fields such as mathematics education, educational technology, learning theories, learning styles, and gender studies. From a review of the literature in the different fields, it was hypothesised that factors such as students' gender, beliefs about and attitudes toward mathematics and technology, approaches to studying mathematics, and learning preferences, influence their ways of using technology. A mixed methods research design was used, consisting of two parts: a quantitative large scale online survey of 964 Singaporean and 176 Victorian senior secondary mathematics students, and a qualitative small scale study of nine students in a Singaporean school.There were several main results found in this study:(i) How students interact with advanced calculators was influenced by their beliefs about and attitudes toward mathematics and their approaches to studying mathematics. Students' ways of knowing and learning mathematics best explained their ways of interacting with the calculator.(ii) Students' learning preferences were situated, and the use of advanced calculators was associated with visual and kinesthetic modes and a preference to work cooperatively.(iii) There were regional differences (in favour of Victorian students) in how students use the advanced calculators and their attitudes toward calculators.(iv) There were gender differences (in favour of males) in students' attitudes toward mathematics and advanced calculators, and how they used the calculators. Although there were more student factors with gender differences in the Singaporean than the Victorian data, the effect sizes were larger in the Victorian sample.The findings have implications for mathematics teaching practice, in that deep understanding, intrinsic interest, beliefs about the creative, inter-connectedness and contextual aspects of mathematics are associated with using calculators as a partner and collaborator for learning. Additionally, students tend to employ visual and kinaesthetic modes when learning how to use the calculators. Students were also found to have a preference for working on the calculator cooperatively with friends. Therefore, teachers can employ methods such as encouraging students to try out the calculator keys and to work cooperatively in groups when learning how to use the calculators.Another significant contribution of this study was in the use of Facebook to recruit participants. More research can be done on the participation and response rates associated with this recruitment method. Further research can also be conducted to translate the implications of the study into practical classroom strategies and to investigate longitudinally the dynamic interplay between these factors and students' interactions with the advanced calculators.

Download or read book Advanced Online Education and Training Technologies written by Habib, Maki and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2018-08-30 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technology plays a vital role in bridging the digital divide and enhancing student learning both in and outside of the classroom. This is possible thanks to the successful use of educational online technologies and other new teaching resources being integrated into learning environments. Advanced Online Education and Training Technologies is an essential reference source that explores student and teacher learning through various online platforms. Featuring research on topics such as professional development in the twenty-first century and cultural differences in online learning environments, this book is ideally designed for educators, students, academicians, and other education professionals seeking coverage on enhanced student learning through technology-based learning tools.

Download or read book Students Ways of Knowing and Learning Mathematics and Their Ways of Interacting with Advanced Calculators written by Hazel Tan and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this paper, the relationships between students' beliefs about knowing and learning mathematics, and how they engage with calculators, are investigated. An online survey was conducted for 964 Singaporean and 176 Victorian senior secondary students. Students' "connected knowing-deep approach" conception of mathematics was found to be associated with their use of "calculators as collaborator," and their "separate knowing-surface approach" conception of mathematics was associated with use of "calculators as master." Gender differences in students' beliefs were also found.

Download or read book Advanced Calculations for Defects in Materials written by Audrius Alkauskas and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-05-16 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the possible ways of improvement by applying more sophisticated electronic structure methods as well as corrections and alternatives to the supercell model. In particular, the merits of hybrid and screened functionals, as well as of the +U methods are assessed in comparison to various perturbative and Quantum Monte Carlo many body theories. The inclusion of excitonic effects is also discussed by way of solving the Bethe-Salpeter equation or by using time-dependent DFT, based on GW or hybrid functional calculations. Particular attention is paid to overcome the side effects connected to finite size modeling. The editors are well known authorities in this field, and very knowledgeable of past developments as well as current advances. In turn, they have selected respected scientists as chapter authors to provide an expert view of the latest advances. The result is a clear overview of the connections and boundaries between these methods, as well as the broad criteria determining the choice between them for a given problem. Readers will find various correction schemes for the supercell model, a description of alternatives by applying embedding techniques, as well as algorithmic improvements allowing the treatment of an ever larger number of atoms at a high level of sophistication.

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