Electronic Proceedings of the Eighteenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics

Orlando, Florida, March 16-19, 2006

Paper S063

This is an electronic reprint, reproduced by permission of Pearson Education Inc. Originally appeared in the Proceedings of the Eighteenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Edited by Joanne Foster, ISBN 0-321-49160-2, Copyright (C) 2007 by Pearson Education, Inc.


Using Spreadsheets as Problem-Posing Environments in Elementary Education

Sergei Abramovich


School of Education and Professional Studies
State University of New York at Potsdam
Potsdam, NY
USA


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Eun K. Cho


School of Education and Professional Studies
State University of New York at Potsdam
Potsdam, NY
USA

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ABSTRACT

This paper shows how the combination of computational and manipulative features of an electronic spreadsheet can be put to work in providing a problem-posing environment in the context of the mathematical preparation of elementary teachers. It argues for the importance of training the teachers in formulating problems through the use of technology, something that can be viewed as a research-like experience in mathematics pedagogy. The notion of numerical and contextual coherency in problem posing is discussed.

Keyword(s): teacher training, spreadsheets, pedagogy