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Title

Handheld calculators between instrument and document 

Alternate Title

ZDM special issue on handhelds in math education 

Year

2010

Publisher

ZDM 

Author

Aldon, G. 

Language

English

Institution

Springer 

Department

 

City

Munich 

Abstract

The new generations of handheld calculators can be considered either as mathematical tools with opportunities for calculation and representation or as a part of the teachers’ and students’ sets of resources. Framed by the Theory of Didactical Situations and the documentational approach, we take advantage of a particular experiment on introducing complex calculators in scientific classes to investigate the position and the role of this handheld technology both for students and teachers. The results show how different functionalities can be shared among teachers and students, but also how other functionalities remain private and may even conflict with the teacher’s intentions.

Reference

Journal article

Keywords

TI-Nspire 

Document Content

Aldon, G. (2010). "Handheld calculators between instrument and document." ZDM 42(7): 733-745.
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