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Dockweiler, Clarence J. – 1989
This study was designed to investigate whether the implementation and integration of the use of the Explorer Calculator into the curriculum influenced students in grades three through six. The sample consisted of approximately 440 students who were assigned to the treatment group or the control group. Achievement scores from the Iowa Test of Basic…
Descriptors: Calculators, Computation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Ralston, Anthony – College Board Review, 1991
Within the next two decades, calculators will be standard tools in mathematics classrooms. They should be used regularly but carefully in classroom instruction and testing to allow use of realistic data and exploration of mathematical concepts, but not to allow finding the answer without understanding the question. (MSE)
Descriptors: Calculators, College Mathematics, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedAdigwe, J. C. – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1992
Reports on specific problem-solving difficulties of 240 chemistry teachers from 5 Nigerian states who volunteered to take part in 3 written tests and an interview. Describes the contrasts between successful and unsuccessful problem solvers, and discusses the pedagogical and psychological implications of the findings. (16 references) (JJK)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Cognitive Processes, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Tests
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Mathematical Sciences Education Board. – 1990
As momentum for change in U.S. education continues to grow, questions about the nature and goals of mathematics education take on increasing urgency. This report proposes a framework for reform of school mathematics mainly through reshaping of the mathematics curriculum. Chapters included are: (1) "A Rationale for Change," describing changing…
Descriptors: Calculators, Computers, Educational Change, Educational Objectives
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Mathematical Sciences Education Board. – 1993
The call for educational reform has caused mathematics curriculum, instruction, and assessment to come under both professional and public scrutiny. The three elements contesting for leadership in assessment reform are the conventional testing agencies, reformers led by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), and political agencies…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Grade 4
Download full textAlberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation Branch. – 1993
The 1992 achievement tests for the Alberta (Canada) public schools show what students in grades 3, 6, and 9 can do in social studies, language arts, and mathematics, respectively. Results are reported in terms of curriculum standards, achievement standards, and assessment standards. In June 1992, there were 41,696 students in grade 3, 37,837 in…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Elementary School Students
