dc.contributor.author	Williams, Dolores	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	Southeast of Atlanta	en_US
dc.coverage.temporal	2004-2005	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2009-09-30T20:27:08Z	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2011-03-02T17:28:57Z
dc.date.available	2009-09-30T20:27:08Z	en_US
dc.date.available	2011-03-02T17:28:57Z
dc.date.issued	2006-05	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10428/329	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Scientific graphing technology offers teaching and learning aids currently utilized mainly by teachers and students in upper-level mathematics classes. In this study, a class of ninth-grade Algebra I students possessing only basic scientific calculator experience used scientific graphing calculators to aid in graphing linear equations and inequalities. Results from the study confirmed that the students' use of graphing calculators positively influenced their ability to graph and identify graphs of linear equations. Students who scored higher on the pretest, indicating stronger initial graphing skills, tended to use the calculator to check their work. Students who did not score well on the pretest tended to use the calculator to graph the equation and then copy the results onto their graph paper. Overall, students confirmed that they were more comfortable with using the graphing calculator after the intervention. Previous studies had shown that graphing calculators were viable tools for higher level mathematics classes in high school. This study presented evidence that this tool was just as beneficial for ninth-graders taking Algebra I.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Valdosta State University	en_US
dc.rights	Copyright protected. Unauthorized reproduction or use beyond the exceptions granted by the Fair Use clause of U.S. Copyright law may violate federal law.	en_US
dc.subject	graphing technology	en_US
dc.subject	Algebra	en_US
dc.subject	linear equations	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Educational technology	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Teaching--Aids and devices	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Computer-assisted instruction	en_US
dc.title	Graphing Calculators and Their Effect on Students' Understanding of Functions	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Curriculum and Instructional Technology	en_US
dc.description.advisor	Leader, Lars F.	en_US
dc.description.committee	Brovey, Andrew J.	en_US
dc.description.committee	Hinkle, Verilette	en_US
dc.description.degree	Ed.S.	en_US
dc.description.major	Instructional Technology	en_US