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AI or IA: The Choice is Yours!.
Michael L. Connell
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1997 (1997) pp. 573–575
In this paper I would like to propose two major categories to use when considering instructional software for use in mathematics education. I have found them to be simple to remember and reflective of much of the current thought regarding uses of...
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Technology in Constructivist Mathematics Classrooms
Michael L. Connell
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1997 (1997) pp. 601–604
Once the constructivist philosophy is adopted day to day life in the classroom is profoundly and significantly altered for both teacher and students. This goes far beyond such superficial aspects such as the physical arrangement of workspace within...
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Microcomputer Referents in Elementary Mathematics: A Sample Approach
Michael L. Connell
The mathematical experiences of elementary students often focus on memorizing facts and rules as opposed to making sense of the subject and developing problem solving skills. Students spend large amounts of time processing, memorizing and sorting...
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AI or IA: The Choice is Yours!.
Michael L. Connell
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 573–575
In this paper I would like to propose two major categories to use when considering instructional software for use in mathematics education. I have found them to be simple to remember and reflective of much of the current thought regarding uses of...
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How Do They Know? An Investigation into Student Mathematical Conceptions and Beliefs
Michael L. Connell
Findings from prior research are drawn together to create a learning model for elementary school mathematics in the cognitive-constructivist tradition. A potential teaching/learning process consistent with the model was developed and applied in a...
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Knowledge-Based Evaluation
Michael L. Connell
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 10, No. 1 (2002) pp. 17–25
This article investigates the implications on formal evaluation theory when existing methods are viewed from an epistemic perspective. A case is made that from this approach a meaningful evaluation might be made with only a shared justification...
Topics: Evaluation
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Technology in Constructivist Mathematics Classrooms
Michael L. Connell
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 601–604
Once the constructivist philosophy is adopted day to day life in the classroom is profoundly and significantly altered for both teacher and students. This goes far beyond such superficial aspects such as the physical arrangement of workspace within...
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MAT H E MAT I CS
Michael L. Connell
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 1035–1038
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Parental Perceptions of Education, Technology, and Innovative Mathematics Instruction.
Michael L. Connell
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1994 (1994) pp. 57–60
Barbara goes to the computer lab once a week with her sixth grade class. There, she types in her password and the computer presents her with one math problem after another. She types in answers to each problem and, if she does well enough, she is...
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Student Use of Technology to Build Links Between Mathematical Variables: Implications for Teacher Education
Michael L. Connell
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1995 (1995) pp. 155–159
This paper will present a detailed example in which students used technology, in this case a fairly sophisticated authoring system - ToolBook, as a tool to construct their own understandings in mathematics. In doing so, they were able to address two ...
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Constructivism and SSDMA as basis for technology use in mathematics teacher education.
Mikhail Bouniaev; Michael L. Connell
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1999 (1999) pp. 940–944
This paper further investigates two models of teaching/learning mathematics that have proven effective using enhanced instructional technology. The first, cognitive constructivism is based upon the work of Cornu and Dubinsky (1989) and Connell ...
Topics: Mathematics, Educational Technology
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New tools for new thoughts: Effects of changing the “Tools-to-Think- With” on the elementary mathematics methods course.
Michael L. Connell; Sergei Abramovich
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1999 (1999) pp. 1052–1057
A central tenet of mathematics education reform is the integral role of technology at all grade levels. The current technological changes combined with the changes in the mathematics content and instructional method require elementary mathematics ...
Topics: Educational Technology, Computers, Mathematics, Elementary Education, Instructional Design
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Constructivism and Ssdma - Implications of Two Learning Theories on Technology Use in Mathematics Teacher Education
Michael L. Connell; Mikhail Bouniaev
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1996 (1996) pp. 234–239
This paper presents a comparative analysis of practical recommendations for using technologies in teaching two themes of pre-algebra course based on a theory of contructivism and theory of stage-by-stage development of mental actions (SSDMA theory). ...
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Interpretation of SP Charts on Mathematics Applications.
Michael L. Connell; Delwyn L. Harnisch
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1999 (1999) pp. 945–949
The analysis of response patterns is motivated by the belief that additional instructional information is contained in the analysis of the errors student make in responding to test items. In this paper we will present a method of organizing,...
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A Case for Strong Conceptualization in Technology Enhanced Mathematics Instruction
Michael L. Connell; Delwyn L. Harnisch
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 1004–1008
It is extremely important for students to develop strong concepts regarding the nature of the objects they are manipulating and how these objects are to be used mathematically. This is increasingly important when the objects with which one is ...
Topics: Mathematics
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An Investigation of Parent Perceptions of Education, Teaching, Mathematics, and Computers
Nancy M. Wentworth; Michael L. Connell
Computers in the Schools Vol. 11, No. 4 (1995) pp. 35–53
Explores parent perceptions of education, mathematics education, teachers' roles in education, and computers in education. The use of interviews and a survey is explained; results of a factor analysis are discussed, including responsibility and...
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The View from Outside: 2000-2003
Michael L. Connell; D Lamont Johnson
Computers in the Schools Vol. 21, No. 1 (September 2004) pp. 165–183
In 1999, the Federal Department of Education began the PT3 initiative. The goal of that initiative was to transform teacher education programs across the country to ensure that new teachers would enter the classroom prepared to effectively integrate ...
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The Flagpole Factory: Providing a Referent for Linear Equations
Michael L. Connell; Susan B. Ravlin
A change of emphasis in mathematics education may be needed from a mechanical and computational focus to a problem-solving approach. A first step in facilitating this goal is to place children in situations emphasizing problem-solving skills,...
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Practical Applications of Student Response Analysis
Deborah M. Switzer; Michael L. Connell
Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice Vol. 9, No. 2 (1990) pp. 15–18
Two easy-to-use microcomputer programs, the Student Problem Package and the Test Analysis Package, both by D. L. Harnisch et al. (1985), are described. These programs efficiently analyze test data for teachers. (SLD)
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Practical Applications of Student Response Analysis
Deborah M. Switzer; Michael L. Connell
This paper describes teacher usage of the microcomputer programs Test Analysis Package (TAP) and Student Problem Package (SPP) to analyze students' test item responses. These methods of organizing, analyzing, and reporting test results have proven...
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M AT H E M AT I C S
Michael L. Connell; Norene Vail Lowery; Delwyn L. Harnisch
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 1310–1314
It is always exciting to examine each year's mathematics section papers as they come in for the SITE Annual and this year proved to be no exception. Not only do we see a broader representation of mathematical themes and teaching approaches, but we...
Topics: Mathematics