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Peer reviewedForster, Patricia A.; Mueller, Ute; Haimes, David; Malone, John – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2003
Inquires into assessment items classified as "extended pieces of work" in applicable mathematics in Western Australia. Identifies opportunities for graphics calculator use in extended pieces implemented in schools. Concludes that availability of the technology has widened the scope of approaches used in extended pieces of work in…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Foreign Countries, Graphing Calculators, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedCohen, Allan S.; Kim, Seock-Ho – Applied Measurement in Education, 1992
Studied effects of students' use of calculators with 2 experimental forms of a university mathematics test taken by 765 and 725 college students, respectively. Calculator effects are not found for overall scores but are seen for some individual items. Analysis at the item level makes the actual impact apparent. (SLD)
Descriptors: Calculators, College Students, Educational Technology, Equations (Mathematics)
Peer reviewedBridgeman, 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
