The history of computer use in senior school mathematics teaching in the government school system of New South Wales: 1971 – 1992

In Australia, there is a paucity of information regarding the introduction of computers into school education, especially school mathematics education, in particular for NSW. This thesis studies the history of computers in education in NSW, from its beginning in 1971, to when communications technolo...

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Main Author: Sollorz, Peter Lawrence
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2016
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description In Australia, there is a paucity of information regarding the introduction of computers into school education, especially school mathematics education, in particular for NSW. This thesis studies the history of computers in education in NSW, from its beginning in 1971, to when communications technology became influential in both society and government policy in 1992. This study uses a historical method, integrated with quantitative and qualitative variables, combined with a grounded theory approach.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-20162017-02-20T06:39:52Z The history of computer use in senior school mathematics teaching in the government school system of New South Wales: 1971 – 1992 Sollorz, Peter Lawrence In Australia, there is a paucity of information regarding the introduction of computers into school education, especially school mathematics education, in particular for NSW. This thesis studies the history of computers in education in NSW, from its beginning in 1971, to when communications technology became influential in both society and government policy in 1992. This study uses a historical method, integrated with quantitative and qualitative variables, combined with a grounded theory approach. 2013 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2016 en Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Sollorz, Peter Lawrence
The history of computer use in senior school mathematics teaching in the government school system of New South Wales: 1971 – 1992
title The history of computer use in senior school mathematics teaching in the government school system of New South Wales: 1971 – 1992
title_full The history of computer use in senior school mathematics teaching in the government school system of New South Wales: 1971 – 1992
title_fullStr The history of computer use in senior school mathematics teaching in the government school system of New South Wales: 1971 – 1992
title_full_unstemmed The history of computer use in senior school mathematics teaching in the government school system of New South Wales: 1971 – 1992
title_short The history of computer use in senior school mathematics teaching in the government school system of New South Wales: 1971 – 1992
title_sort history of computer use in senior school mathematics teaching in the government school system of new south wales: 1971 – 1992
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2016