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Peer reviewedForsyth, Robert Al; Ansley, Timothy N. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1982
The importance of computational skill for answering items in the quantitative thinking subtest of the Iowa Tests of Educational Development was investigated. Results show that computational skill is not a major factor contributing to the examinee's score on the subtest. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Calculators, Computation, Problem Solving
Dye, David L. – 1981
This study addressed: (1) what difference, if any, would calculators make on a typical mathematics assessment instrument; (2) what might occur if students were allowed to use, but were not furnished with, calculators for testing; and (3) what implications do answers to these questions have for future statewide assessment. Eighth-grade students…
Descriptors: Calculators, Computation, Educational Research, Educational Technology
Dyer, Patricia A., Ed. – 1981
This annual report by the Developmental Mathematics Curriculum Committee (DMCC) of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) includes seven subcommittee reports. After introductory material, the annual report outlines the DMCC's goals, enumerates its objectives for 1981 through 1986, and establishes revised goals for the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Calculators, Community Colleges, Evaluation Methods
