A Comparison of Calculator Use in Eighth-Grade Mathematics Classrooms in the United States, Japan, and Portugal: Results From the Third International Mathematics and Science Study.

Tarr, James E.; Mittag, Kathleen Cage; Uekawa, Kazuaki; Lennex, Lesia

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Publication Date: 2000

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A Comparison of Calculator Use in Eighth-Grade Mathematics Classrooms in the United States, Japan, and Portugal: Results From the Third International Mathematics and Science Study.

Tarr, James E.; Mittag, Kathleen Cage; Uekawa, Kazuaki; Lennex, Lesia

School Science and Mathematics, v100 n3 p139-50 Mar 2000

Uses data from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study to determine trends in calculator use among 13-year-olds in Japan, the United States, and Portugal. Indicates relatively high levels of calculator use for U.S. and Portugal, and no calculator use for Japan. Reports a statistically significant negative relationship between students' frequency of calculator use and student performance in Japan. (Contains 21 references.) (Author/ASK)

Descriptors: Calculators, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Education

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Japan; Portugal

Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study

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