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Computer-Based Mathematics Education: Historical Excursus

Computer-Based Mathematics Education: Historical Excursus

Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 24
ISBN13: 9781799857181|ISBN10: 1799857182|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799857198|EISBN13: 9781799857204
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-5718-1.ch003
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Francesco Aldo Costabile, et al. "Computer-Based Mathematics Education: Historical Excursus." Computer-Based Mathematics Education and the Use of MatCos Software in Primary and Secondary Schools, IGI Global, 2021, pp.28-51. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-5718-1.ch003

APA

F. Costabile, M. Altomare, & G. Tricoli (2021). Computer-Based Mathematics Education: Historical Excursus. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-5718-1.ch003

Chicago

Francesco Aldo Costabile, Mariavittoria Altomare, and Gianluca Tricoli. "Computer-Based Mathematics Education: Historical Excursus." In Computer-Based Mathematics Education and the Use of MatCos Software in Primary and Secondary Schools. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-5718-1.ch003

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Abstract

In this chapter, the authors mention, briefly, the attempts made from the 1970s to today to insert modern technologies in the teaching/learning of mathematics. They start with the first pocket calculators in the 1970s, which had a rapid technological diffusion that still exists. They focus on the impact that digital electronic technology has had on teaching/learning math. They will not follow a strictly chronological order, preferring to dwell on what, in their opinion, are the fundamental stages. So, the advent of the PC and programming languages—Logo, Basic, Pascal—CAI programs, DGS software, CAS. They conclude with their MatCos Project, after mentioning the new coding languages, including Scratch.

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