The didactical challenge of symbolic calculators : turning a computational device into a mathematical instrument / Dominique Guin, Kenneth Ruthven, Luc Trouche (editors)
Preliminaries; TABLE OF CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Calculators in mathematics education; 2. A CAS as an assistant to reasoned instrumentation; 3. Transposing computer tools from the mathematical sciences into Teaching; 4. The influence of a computer algebra environment on teachers' practice; 5. Using symbolic calculators to study mathematics; 6. An instrumental approach to mathematics learning in symbolic calculator environments; 7. Computer algebra as an instrument; 8. Instrumental genesis, individual and social aspects
Summary
"While computational technologies are transforming the professional practice of mathematics, as yet they have had little impact on school mathematics. This pioneering text develops a theorized analysis of why this is and what can be done to address it. It examines the particular case of symbolic calculators (equipped with computer algebra systems) in secondary education. Drawing on a substantial program of French innovation and research, as well as closely related studies from Australia and the Netherlands, it provides rich illustrations of the many aspects of technology integration and of the ways in which these are shaped at different levels of the educational institution." "This text offers the first English-language exposition of how an innovative synthesis of the theories of instrumentation and didactics can be used to illuminate the complexities of technology integration."--Jacket
