COMPUTERS IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION - A REVOLUTION IN THE MAKING

How do student teachers see computers being used in secondary mathemat ics lessons, and how do they themselves use them on teaching practice? These questions were prompted by the need to provide appropriate expe riences for students on the Postgraduate Certificate of Education cour se. Information collected over a two year period suggests that althoug h computer use was not widespread, more students used computers, and a pplications software in particular, than practising teachers. Strategi es for course provision are outlined and the examination of assumption s and beliefs is indicated as an important dimension in future work.