Development of an Instrument for Ways of Using Graphics Calculators: Preliminary Findings

This paper describes the development of an instrument aimed at measuring senior secondary students’ ways of using graphics calculators as part of a larger study investigating the students ’ learning styles and their ways of learning and using the graphics calculators. The instrument uses the framework of four metaphors of technology use (Geiger, 2005): Master, Servant, Partner and Extension of Self. Preliminary findings of a pilot study involving 178 senior secondary students from Singapore are discussed. Background In Australia and elsewhere, graphics calculators have become an integral part of th