Complexities of digital technology use and the teaching and learning of function

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Brown, Jill. (2015). Complexities of digital technology use and the teaching and learning of function. Computers and Education. 87, pp. 112 - 122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2015.03.022

Authors	Brown, Jill
Abstract	Many argue that digital technologies have the potential to enhance the teaching and learning of mathematics. However, the availability of technology is not sufficient to realise this potential. The study reported takes a detailed approach to investigate the utility of the particular offerings of the available technologies in the teaching and learning of a specific area of mathematics, functions. Sixteen affordances identified in the data are described. The complexity of the process involved in resolving a situation where particular affordances would be useful so as they are perceived and enacted is detailed. Finally, a grounded theory framework arising from the data analysis from this study that can be used to explain, predict and guide action in other digital environments is presented.
Year	2015
Journal	Computers and Education
Journal citation	87, pp. 112 - 122
ISSN	1873-782X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2015.03.022
Page range	112 - 122
Research Group	School of Education
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