An investigation of communicative competence in an upper-secondary class where using graphics calculators was routine

P.A. Forster; P.C. Taylor

doi:10.1023/A:1023676010819

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An investigation of communicative competence in an upper-secondary class where using graphics calculators was routine

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An investigation of communicative competence in an upper-secondary class where using graphics calculators was routine

P.A. Forster and P.C. Taylor

Educational Studies in Mathematics, Vol.52(1), pp.57-77

2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023676010819

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Abstract

This paper presents an exploration of conversation in a single episode of whole-class work in a Year 12,all girls' Calculus class. The analysis is cast in terms of Habermasian communicative competence, which requires students to evidence critical thinking and the ability to express their views. Favourable learning outcomes in the class are explained by the teacher's mode of questioning, cooperative endeavour by students, the instructional sequence and use of technologies including the graphics calculator. The circumstances of problematic outcomes are also identified.

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Title: An investigation of communicative competence in an upper-secondary class where using graphics calculators was routine
Authors/Creators: P.A. Forster (Author/Creator) - Edith Cowan University
P.C. Taylor (Author/Creator)
Publication Details: Educational Studies in Mathematics, Vol.52(1), pp.57-77
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Identifiers: 991005544382307891
Murdoch Affiliation: Murdoch University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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