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Higher order thinking through Calculus for Kids
conference contribution
posted on 2023-05-23, 11:23 authored by Christopher ChinChristopher Chin, Fluck, AE, Choon ChongChoon Chong, Irene PenesisIrene Penesis, Susantha RanmuthugalaSusantha Ranmuthugala, Bianca ColemanBianca ColemanThe Calculus for Kids project has run over four years in five Australian states with 227 students in 18 schools. Participating students were 10-12 years old and studied integral calculus using computer algebra software (MAPLE). Their success in a post-test shows levels of achievement comparable to first year university engineering students. The project demonstrates how purposeful computer use can engender higher order thinking and provides exemplary evidence for systematic curriculum re-design in an era of ubiquitous information technology. The results in this report showed the learning outcomes were independent of student gender but responses to application questions were related to school rurality (based on ICSEA value). This makes the approach more attractive for general adoption and strengthens the argument for considering parallel developments in other topic areas.
Funding
Australian Research Council
History
Publication title
Australian Council for Computers in Education 2016 Conference Refereed ProceedingsEditors
S Prestridge, P AlbionPagination
31-38ISBN
978-0-9581188-2-8Department/School
Australian Maritime CollegePublisher
Queensland Society for Information Technology in Education (QSITE) on behalf of the Australian Council for Computers in Education (ACCE)Place of publication
AustraliaEvent title
ACCE 2016Event Venue
Brisbane, AustraliaDate of Event (Start Date)
2016-09-29Date of Event (End Date)
2016-10-02Rights statement
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