Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association
Volume 30 Issue 1, October 1991
8 – 10
Philosophy, Computers and Mathematics
Marlow Ediger
The mathematics curriculum ought to emphasize the use of computers. Software packages should guide learners to achieve objectives, stressing the acquisition of subject matter in sequence so that students can make the best possible progress. Sequential learning relates new subject matter to that previously acquired, and knowledge that is related is retained longer by students than fragmented knowledge. Thus, good software in mathematics should provide content that is correlated and integrated with subject matter previously studied.
