Moreover, they fear that their
children would become so dependent calculators that can not do without it. These
fears are due to their experience with mathematics that were long hours of
paper and a pencil calculations. How mathematics is perceived and practiced
changed dramatically today and it is not what they used to practice. They used
to see it as work with the tedious paper and pencil calculations, memorizing
formulas and implementation of algorithms.
Mathematics as seen today is the logic, sense,
abstract thinking and problem solving. It is about understanding the concepts
and application of appropriate methods. The mathematical manipulations are not
the goal, but it is the low-level tools to achieve the goal. This is the main
reason why it is recommended the use of calculators for mathematics education
from kindergarten.
The focus of this article is to show how to
incorporate calculators to the teaching process. The first is the use of
calculators experience concepts. This makes the student actually play an active
role in the process of education rather than sitting and listening to input
information. It also has the advantage of making the student comfortable with modern
technology and break any psychological barrier with modern technology.
Emphasis
should be made to make the estimate data and analysis skills. The student must
seek out the calculation of a scientific critical eye. The speed with which the
computers can perform tedious calculations should give more time for teachers
to devote to understanding the concepts. Since calculators are used to solve
arithmetic calculations tedious books may contain problems with complex numbers
to real life. Calculators incorporating According to these guidelines
will not only improve student math skills, but it will improve your
communication skills with other students and teachers.
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