This is part one of a two-part report of a research project for investigating arguments and attitudes towards the use of the calculator in the classroom; gathering information concerning research studies and their implications; and looking at the curriculum, the calculator's actual classroom use, and calculator-buying costs and recommendations.…

Position statements approved by the Board of Directors of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Concerning Calculators (1974) and Computers (1976) are included. (MN)

The author pinpoints those aspects of education where calculators seem sure to have an impact and quotes from several reports that outline some of the short-term and long-term things mathematics educators may need to do to bring about an orderly and fruitful adjustment to calculators. (MN)

These two bulletins list references on the uses of calculators in education. They were published in April and October 1982 to provide teachers and other interested persons with sources of information about calculator activities and research findings. Sections list references on activities for students, K-12; research reports, K-12; miscellaneous,…

The Comprehensive School Mathematics Program (CSMP) materials presented here were in the process of development at the time of publication. It is noted that children generally classified as slow learners are, in many cases, pupils who have had unhappy experiences with learning. The instructional approach is designed to: (1) inspire pupils with a…