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ERIC Number: EJ336469
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Effects of Hand-Held Calculators in Precollege Mathematics Education: A Meta-Analysis.
Hembree, Ray; Dessart, Donald J.
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v17 n2 p83-99 Mar 1986
Findings of 79 research reports were analyzed to assess the effects of calculators on student achievement and attitudes. Except in grade four, use of calculators in concert with traditional mathematics instruction improved average students' basic skills with paper and pencil, both in working exercises and in problem solving. (MNS)
Descriptors: Calculators, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Meta Analysis, Problem Solving, Research Methodology, Research Utilization, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Mathematics Education Research