Artificial intelligence and the future of education

The advent of pocket calculators in the 1970s created a crisis in mathematics teaching. A 1974 Washington Post article captured the divergent responses of educators, quoting one professor of mathematics who argued that 'it would be better if students had brains in their heads before they put th...

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Published inAgora (Melbourne, Vic.) Vol. 59; no. 2; pp. 7 - 8
Main Author Lyell, Ian
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Melbourne, Vic History Teachers' Association of Victoria 01.06.2024
History Teachers’ Association of Victoria
Subjects
Artificial intelligence
Automation
Calculators
Clerical Workers
Critical Thinking
Curricula
Data processing
Democracy
Education
Educational Facilities Improvement
Educational Needs
Educational Technology
Evaluation
Evidence
Feedback (Response)
History Instruction
Manufacturing
Mathematics Instruction
Mathematics Teachers
Production Techniques
Study and teaching
Teachers
Teaching
Thinking Skills
Training of
Young Adults
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Summary:The advent of pocket calculators in the 1970s created a crisis in mathematics teaching. A 1974 Washington Post article captured the divergent responses of educators, quoting one professor of mathematics who argued that 'it would be better if students had brains in their heads before they put them in their pockets,' while another rejected this with the claim, 'If you have to ban calculators to teach a mathematics class, then what you're teaching is trivial.
Bibliography:Agora, Vol. 59, No. 2, Jun 2024, 7-8
Informit, Melbourne (Vic)
ISSN:0044-6726
1837-9958