Trends in Calculator Use in Mathematics Competitions.

Reiter, Betty; Reiter, Harold

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Publication Date: 1991

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Trends in Calculator Use in Mathematics Competitions.

Reiter, Betty; Reiter, Harold

Mathematics and Computer Education, v25 n2 p174-78 Spr 1991

Annotated are questionnaire responses from 88 state and regional contest supervisors concerning trends in calculator usage and nonusage among 59 represented mathematical contests. Discussed are advantages and disadvantages for specific contest problem types with respect to both pencil-and-paper and calculator methods of solution. (JJK)

Descriptors: Calculators, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Tests, National Surveys, Problem Solving, Questionnaires, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics

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