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Haimes, David H. – 1999
Analysis of student achievement data following the introduction of graphics calculators to tertiary entrance examinations in mathematics in Western Australia suggests the possibility of an equity problem between the sexes in their usage. While males out-performed females in a number of categories, the most conclusive evidence emerged in questions…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Graphing Calculators
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Leechford, Sandra; Rice, Dale R. – School Science and Mathematics, 1982
The sample was a randomly selected sixth-grade class in a medium-sized southern city, and consisted of 33 students. The study was designed to answer four questions pertaining to the effect of calculators. Results indicated a calculator-based curriculum has a positive effect on student problem solving. (MP)
Descriptors: Calculators, Educational Research, Educational Technology, Elementary Education
Ursini, Sonia; Orendain, Monica; Sanchez, Gabriel; Butto, Cristianne – 2001
Since 1997 the Ministry of Education in Mexico has been sponsoring a national project in which technology (computers and TI-92 calculators) is used to support the teaching of mathematics at secondary school level (children aged 12 to 15 years old). One of our concerns during this project was to investigate if its implementation affects some of the…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries, Graphing Calculators
Dossey, John A., Ed. – 1993
This publication is a collection of papers portraying an American view of the happenings of the Seventh International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME-7). Papers included: (1) "ICME-7 and Tertiary Level Mathematics: Une Petite Affaire" (Shirley Hill); (2) "Technology and Mathematics Education at ICME-7" (James T. Fey); (3) "Assessment in…
Descriptors: Calculators, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Technology
DeVaney, Thomas A. – 1996
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between the use of technology and student computation and geometry achievement. The study also examined possible relationships between achievement differences related to demographic and background characteristics of the students and the use of technology. The sample of 956 students in…
Descriptors: Calculators, Computation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
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Bridgeman, Brent; And Others – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1995
Half of a sample of 11,457 college-bound juniors used a calculator on Scholastic Aptitude Test mathematics questions, while half did not. Both genders and three ethnic groups benefited about equally from calculator use. Students who routinely used calculators were relatively advantaged, but effects on individual test items varied. (SLD)
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Blacks, Calculators, College Bound Students
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Owens, Emiel W.; Waxman, Hersholt C. – International Journal of Instructional Media, 1998
This study examined sex- and ethnic-related differences in technology use in secondary school science and mathematics classrooms. Female students reported that they were less likely to use computers than males but more likely to use calculators. African American students were found to use computers more than Hispanic and white students, whereas…
Descriptors: Calculators, Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education, Cultural Differences