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Changes in School Mathematics. Curricular Changes, Instructional Changes, and Indicators of Changes.
Romberg, Thomas A. – 1988
This paper addresses the demands for change in the teaching and learning of mathematics in the schools of America. Many of the demands stem from the way rapid changes in information technology have altered our economic and social culture. In particular, these technological changes have changed both mathematics and its applications. Given these…
Descriptors: Calculators, Concept Formation, Educational Change, Educational Planning

Berenson, Sarah B.; Stiff, Lee V. – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1989
Compared are the survey responses on practices and perceptions on computer uses in classroom between a faculty group involved in changing 10 undergraduate courses in mathematics and science education (n=25) and a group of regular faculty (n=60). There were no significant differences between two groups except on the use of inquiry and guided…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Calculators, College Faculty

Boyd, Linda H.; Carson, Virginia M. – AMATYC Review, 1991
Indicates that utilizing calculators to introduce algebraic concepts in a prealgebra course provides students with a solid foundation for the study of college mathematics. Pedagogical criteria emphasized the difference between exact and approximate results, appropriate use of the calculator in problem solving, the role of estimation in…
Descriptors: Calculators, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Experimental Groups
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1983
A committee composed of students, parents, teachers, administrators, college/university persons, and representatives from business and industry carefully studied the mathematics curriculum in North Carolina public schools and formulated the recommendations contained in this report. It contains ideas, suggestions, and information resulting from…
Descriptors: Calculators, Computers, Educational Improvement, Educational Planning