A tale of two cities: When mathematics, computers, and students meet

Abstract

It is afar,far better thing that we do now than we have ever done Well, probably not quite -but we report on the extension of a project that addresses the potential of attitudinal factors to impact on situations involving the use of computers to learn mathematics. The construction of six attitude scales is discussed, together with response data from students in London and Brisbane. The data point to separate attitudinal dimensions related respectively to mathematics and to computers. This has implications for learning situations in which they interact.