Using spreadsheets in learning equations
9th Congress of the European-Society-for-Research-in-Mathematics-Education (CERME), Prague, Çek Cumhuriyeti, 4 - 08 Şubat 2015, ss.2426-2427, (Tam Metin Bildiri)
- Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
- Basıldığı Şehir: Prague
- Basıldığı Ülke: Çek Cumhuriyeti
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2426-2427
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Spreadsheets, arithmetic, algebra
- Anadolu Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Spreadsheets as a very functional tool has been used in many studies to facilitate transition process from arithmetic to algebra. In this study, we describe middle-grade students' experiences about using spreadsheets in learning equations. For this purpose, ten 7th grade students who had been taken an elective mathematics course participated in a spreadsheet activity about exploring equations with two unknowns. As a result, working on the problem arithmetically with spreadsheets helped students to conceive the spreadsheet cells as variables and it facilitate the students' formulization of arithmetic generalisations.