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Peer reviewedHembree, Ray – Arithmetic Teacher, 1986
A meta-analysis of 79 research reports on the effects of calculator use on students' achievement and attitude in grades K-12 was conducted. At all but one grade level, students using calculators maintained or improved their paper-and-pencil skills. Suggestions for the classroom are included. (MNS)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Calculators, Computation, Educational Research
Peer reviewedHembree, Ray; Dessart, Donald J. – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1986
Findings of 79 research reports were analyzed to assess the effects of calculators on student achievement and attitudes. Except in grade four, use of calculators in concert with traditional mathematics instruction improved average students' basic skills with paper and pencil, both in working exercises and in problem solving. (MNS)
Descriptors: Calculators, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Achievement
Peer reviewedForness, Steven R.; And Others – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1997
Explains how meta-analysis can be used to estimate the effectiveness of various teaching strategies in special education and related services. Identifies specific interventions with combined effect sizes that indicate either effectiveness (such as mnemonic strategies, enhancing reading comprehension), promise of effectiveness (stimulant drugs,…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Disabilities, Effect Size, Elementary Secondary Education
