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Loveless, Tom; Diperna, Paul – 2000
This report discusses the direction of achievement in American schools and uncovers the policies and practices influencing the direction of student achievement to find out if the American public is getting the full story on student learning. The report consists of three parts, the first of which reports on the United States's educational…
Descriptors: Calculators, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Instruction
Tibbs, Peggy; Jordan, Susan; Sherrill, Donna – 1997
This paper discusses different ways of using statistics more creatively. One method begins with two conflicting headlines from newspapers and analyzes them statistically by using a graphing calculator. Other activities using graphing calculators are also presented. (ASK)
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Graphing Calculators
Educational Testing Service, Washington, DC. – 1993
This report documents the results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 1992 mathematics assessment and provides comparisons to the findings from a comparable survey conducted in 1990. It serves as a valuable reference volume which presents a diverse array of student, demographic, educational, and background characteristics.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Calculators, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Strategies
Fraunholz, Wolfgang, Ed. – 1998
This CD-ROM contains the lectures, abstracts, workshops, and posters of all participants in the Third International Conference on Technology in Mathematics Teaching (ICTMT 3). Various topics on teaching mathematics with technology are reviewed and some software and demos are also included. Main talks focus on such topics as graphing calculators,…
Descriptors: Algebra, Calculus, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Educational Testing Service, Washington, DC. – 1994
This appendix of state-by-state results is designed as a companion reference to two National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reports containing national data from the 1992 mathematics assessment. It contains a selected set of state-by-state data tables that focus on the school and classroom contexts for learning mathematics in grades 4…
Descriptors: Calculators, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Environment, Educational Strategies
Jaji, Gail – 1986
Presents a detailed discussion of the data collected on calculator and computer use in schools in 20 countries. The document includes discussion of: (1) school policy on calculator use; (2) description of populations A (8th grade students) and B (12th grade students) in the United States; (3) uses of calculators in subjects other than mathematics;…
Descriptors: Calculators, Comparative Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
Dossey, John A.; And Others – 1994
This report of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) focuses on students' and teachers' reports about the classroom contexts for learning school mathematics in the top-performing one-third of schools compared to the bottom performing one-third. In 1990, 26,652 students from 1,237 schools participated in the study, while in 1992,…
Descriptors: Calculators, Computers, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1992
Calculators were used in the 1990 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) of 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-grade public school and private school students and in the Trial State Assessment of 8th-grade public school students. Before they were tested, all of the students were trained briefly in how to use the equipment. NAEP collected information…
Descriptors: Calculators, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers, Educational Assessment