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Peer reviewedStanic, George M. A. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1983
This response to Usiskin's editorial comment on calculator use in the May 1983 issue considers why arithmetic is taught. The belief that mathematics improves thinking and the humanist position that it is part of our cultural heritage are noted. The role of mathematics in the curriculum should be reconsidered. (MNS)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Arithmetic, Calculators, Editorials
Peer reviewedMay, Lola June – Arithmetic Teacher, 1980
Changes in the elementary and junior high school mathematics curriculum that have occurred in the last 20 years and that may occur in the future are discussed. (MK)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Calculators, Educational Change, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedDemana, Franklin; Osborne, Alan – Arithmetic Teacher, 1988
Argues that the type of calculator that is used in mathematics instruction is very important. Suggests that four-function calculators fail to give correct values of mathematical expressions far more often than do scientific calculators. (PK)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Calculators, Computation, Educational Technology
