A Multi-Representational Approach to Teaching Number Sequences: Making Sense of Recursive and Explicit Formulas via Spreadsheets

This article offers innovative and original mathematical vignettes in the treatment of number sequences along with recursive and explicit formulas in a technology-supported multi-representational pedagogical context. Multiple representations are used to explain (i) how to help students understand su...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gunhan Caglayan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: McMaster University
Series:Spreadsheets in Education
Online Access:http://sie.scholasticahq.com/article/4661-a-multi-representational-approach-to-teaching-number-sequences-making-sense-of-recursive-and-explicit-formulas-via-spreadsheets.pdf