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Direct linkWilson, W. Stephen; Naiman, Daniel Q. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2004
We find that students in the big mathematics service courses at the Johns Hopkins University who were encouraged to use calculators in K-12 have somewhat lower grades than those who weren't.
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Calculators, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education
Peer reviewedQuesada, Antonio R.; Maxwell, Mary E. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1994
Compared the performance of (n=710) college students taught precalculus using a graphing calculator approach to the performance of students using the traditional approach. Students in the first group scored significantly higher than the others on a comprehensive final exam. (16 references) (Author/MKR)
Descriptors: Calculus, College Students, Conventional Instruction, Graphing Calculators
