Abstract:

The revolution of technology in education has heralded a new wave of learning styles and in some cases total dependence on technology. Yet, statistics reveal no significant improvement in student performance in Mathematics and a downward trend in basic algebra skills. The major impediment in the learning process is lack of understanding of the concepts and a virtual total dependence on technology. We expose the dangers of total dependence on technology by using the much-ignored function f(x) = xx as a case study and conclude that technology can be a valuable tool provided the student has complete understanding of related concepts.

Keywords: graphing calculator; domain; limit

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1080/00207390802054482

Affiliations: 1: Department of Mathematics, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY, USA