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Peer reviewedRuthven, Kenneth – Mathematics in School, 1994
Discusses planetary motion and universal gravitation using a graphing calculator. Includes program and data. (MKR)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Graphing Calculators, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedRuthven, Kenneth – Educational Research, 1995
Responses from 327 of 340 English secondary students identified the following 2 factors associated with preference for using/not using calculators: (1) degree of enjoyment of number work and confidence in calculation; and (2) degree of skepticism about the legitimacy of calculators or lack of confidence in using them. Primary schools had great…
Descriptors: Calculators, Computation, Foreign Countries, High Schools
Peer reviewedRuthven, Kenneth – Mathematics in School, 1989
Describes a variety of activities to develop ideas of pattern, mapping, and graphing for high-level high school mathematics classes. Provides problems and their answers with screen displays for the Casio graphic calculators. (YP)
Descriptors: Functions (Mathematics), Graphing Calculators, Graphs, Mathematical Formulas
Peer reviewedRuthven, Kenneth – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1990
Compared was the mathematical performance of secondary school students for whom a graphic calculator was a standard mathematical tool, with that of students of similar background without regular access to graphing technology. Increased achievement on symbolization tasks, especially for females, was shown for students who used the graphing…
Descriptors: Calculators, Computer Graphics, Educational Technology, Females
Peer reviewedRuthven, Kenneth – British Educational Research Journal, 1998
Examines the use of mental, written, and calculator strategies of numerical computation by 56 upper primary students. Finds that students introduced to a "calculator-aware" curriculum make greater use of mental computation, particularly multiplication strategies based on distribution and compensation. Notes implications for models of…
Descriptors: Calculators, Computation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedRuthven, Kenneth; Rousham, Laurie; Chaplin, Di – Research Papers in Education: Policy and Practice, 1997
Investigated the long-term influence of a longitudinal calculator awareness approach to numbers on British elementary students' mathematical achievements and attitudes. Teacher and student interviews and student test scores from intervention and nonintervention schools indicated that the curriculum had no substantial long-term influence on…
Descriptors: Calculators, Computation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Peer reviewedRuthven, Kenneth; Chaplin, Di – International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning, 1997
Examines the idea that the arithmetic calculator can act as a cognitive tool, supporting the amplification or reorganization of systems of thought. Examples were found in which use of the calculator helped pupils work with unusual problem representations and adapt solution strategies in which they focused on planning and monitoring computations…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Calculators, Computation, Educational Technology
