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Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1988
This pilot test for ninth grade mathematics is written in both French and English. The test consists of 75 multiple-choice items. Students are given 90 minutes to complete the examination and the use of a calculator is highly recommended. The test content covers a wide range of mathematical topics including: decimals; exponents; arithmetic word…
Descriptors: Calculators, Educational Assessment, Foreign Countries, Grade 9
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1988
This achievement test for ninth grade mathematics is written in both French and English. The test consists of 75 multiple-choice items. Students are given 90 minutes to complete the examination, with the use of calculators permitted. The test content covers a wide range of mathematical content including: positive and negative exponents; word…
Descriptors: Calculators, Educational Assessment, Foreign Countries, Grade 9
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1988
This twelfth grade diploma examination is written in both French and English. The test consists of 52 multiple-choice items and three written response questions. Two and one-half hours are provided for taking the test; approved calculators may be used. The test content covers a wide range of mathematical topics including: geometry; trigonometry;…
Descriptors: Calculators, Educational Assessment, Foreign Countries, Grade 12
Kupin, Jane L.; Whittington, Beverly R. – 1988
To gather information for its response to the issue whether to allow the use of hand-held calculators on standardized mathematics tests, the staff at Educational Testing Service (ETS), under the sponsorship of the College Board, developed a questionnaire to poll teachers of college-level mathematics about calculator and microcomputer use in…
Descriptors: Calculators, College Entrance Examinations, College Mathematics, Computer Uses in Education
Coburn, Terrence – 1987
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) has stated that mathematics programs should take full advantage of the power of calculators at all grade levels. This recommendation urges that students be provided access to calculators, and that calculator use be integrated into the core mathematics curriculum on a regular basis. This…
Descriptors: Calculators, Cognitive Processes, Computation, Elementary School Mathematics

Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Curriculum Development. – 1990
This course guide for calculus offered at the high school level begins with an overview of the course. The overview includes a rationale for including calculus in the high school curriculum, a description and rationale of calculator and computer use in the calculus class, the desired qualifications and characteristics of calculus teachers,…
Descriptors: Calculators, Calculus, College Mathematics, Computers
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Coll. of Education. – 1986
Mathematics instruction in junior high schools in Tokyo and Hawaii was compared in order to gain knowledge of how mathematics teachers' effectiveness in the classroom may be improved. Because they were likely to influence teachers' behavior, these factors were considered: teachers' background and teaching load, allocation of time, views on…
Descriptors: Calculators, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Junior High School Students
Springfield Public Schools, MO. – 1987
This document provides a description of the competitions involved in the Mathematics Olympics held in the Springfield Public Schools (Missouri). It provides descriptions of the team events (which involved a scavenger hunt, computers, and computations) and the individual events (which involved applied geometry, calculators, conversion from ratio to…
Descriptors: Calculators, Competition, Computation, Computer Uses in Education
Wiecking, Kirk M.; And Others – 1988
In 1985-1987, seven faculty members at Sacramento City College (SCC), California, conducted classroom-based research studies as part of an effort by the college to involve faculty directly in research as a means to improve teaching and learning. In 1987-88, three follow-up studies were conducted to validate and/or expand upon the original…
Descriptors: Calculators, Classroom Research, Community Colleges, Followup Studies
Central Texas Coll., Killeen. – 1982
This set of performance objectives and assessment checklists is intended for use with regular office occupations classroom activities. Steps are discussed for implementing these competency-based materials, and a grading system is recommended for assessment. Each of the 20 validated skills, 8 recommended skills, and 1 optional skill are presented…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Bookkeeping, Business English, Business Skills
Kansky, Bob – 1987
The Technology Advisory Committee of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics recently conducted a survey to assess the status of state-level policies affecting the use of calculators and computers in the teaching of mathematics in grades K-12. The committee determined that state-level actions related to the increased availability of…
Descriptors: Calculators, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Elementary School Mathematics
Pagni, David, Ed. – 1991
The Calculators and Mathematics Project, Los Angeles (CAMP-LA), funded by the National Science Foundation for developing use of technology in the classroom, developed curriculum materials focused solely on the use of calculators in three stages. The first stage studied the mathematics curricula from different states and identified topics that are…
Descriptors: Algebra, Arithmetic, Calculators, Classroom Techniques
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Branch. – 1991
The Integrated Occupation Mathematics 26 Program is an optional program designed to allow students in Alberta, Canada to meet the credit requirements of the Certificate of Achievement and facilitate transfer to the General High School Diploma Program. This Teacher Resource Manual is provided to assist classroom teachers to implement the…
Descriptors: Calculators, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Guides