Calculators: Abuses and Uses.

Johnson, David C.

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ERIC Number: EJ200122

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1978-Dec

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Calculators: Abuses and Uses.

Johnson, David C.

Mathematics Teaching, n85 p50-56 Dec 1978

Four categories of abuses are discussed: calculations, games and puzzles; mystical button pushing; and checking answers. Useful activities are illustrated for the categories of calculations, patterns, exploration, applications, and new content. (MP)

Descriptors: Calculators, Computation, Elementary Secondary Education, Games, Instruction, Learning Activities, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Education, Pattern Recognition

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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