Two weeks after the preservice teachers
designed and
presented their modelactivities during the sixth week of classes in the fall semester, one
student (to be named «Trent» hereafter) inquired about a set of TI - 83s to use withhis onsite, small group teaching lesson, a requirement of the practicum course.Trent had been searching for ways to improve the test scores of these studentswhen he heard during class that using the TI - 83s and StudyCards was one wayin which a teacher had reached her social studies
students with special needs.These special needs
students had grown - up with GameBoys and other handheldvideo
games and were motivated to learn using the TI - 83 since it was a similartype of device.
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presents an accessible but always academic study that could provide
design students with fresh inspiration just as quickly as it could provide an academic a fresh perspective from which to approach digital
games.»