Students using graphing technology
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Dunham-review of calculator research (1993)
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Students who use graphing calculator technology-
- can better read and interpret graphical information;
- obtain more information from graphs;
- have greater overall achievement on graphing items;
- are better at finding an algebraic representation for a
graph
- better understand global features of functions;
- better understand connections among graphical, numerical,
and algebraic representations;
- had more flexible approaches to problem solving, were more
willing to engage in problem-solving and stayed with a problem
longer; and
- concentrated on math problems and not on algebraic
manipulation;