The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), has made an effort to increase the use of technology and the use of calculators into the classroom and curriculum. As a result, many studies and articles have been written on the subject of calculator use in the classroom. A review of over 600 studies revealed that it is not curricula that…

Ten Auckland schools piloted a school carbon calculator between June and November 2021. The pilot aimed to build knowledge about: (1) how schools can use a School Carbon Footprint calculator to understand their school's carbon emissions, build knowledge about climate change mitigation, and take steps to reduce their school's carbon footprint; and…

This report provides an update on the state of the research on testing accommodations as well as to identify promising future areas of research. Previous reports by NCEO have covered research published since 1999. We summarize the research to review current research trends and enhance understanding of the implications of accommodations use in the…

Quantitative literacy has been recognized as an important skill in the higher education and workforce communities, focusing on problem solving, reasoning, and real-world application. As a result, there is a need by various stakeholders in higher education and workforce communities to evaluate whether college students receive sufficient training on…

Not all educators agree that the best ways to teach mathematics include giving students electronic calculators. But many do, and their view is reflected in the policies and practices of school districts, textbook publishers, testing companies, and state education agencies. That adds up to profits for Texas Instruments Inc., the Dallas-based…

Fourteen topics are discussed that need to be included in the curriculum to make it possible for students to successfully take full advantage of the calculator and its capabilities. These include: underflow, overflow, estimation, scientific notation, powers of ten, rounding, and truncation. (MP)

Teachers and administrators are urged to develop a system-wide policy on the use of the calculator in the classroom. Questions to be considered in the process are listed. (JT)

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…

Use of calculators should begin in elementary grades after students have mastered basic math operations. The fear that calculators do students' thinking is well founded if they are introduced before math concepts are mastered. The gains from using calculators are numerous: they free students from drudgery and leave more instructional time. (MD)

Why calculators should be used for testing, as well as for instruction, is discussed. The focus of the curriculum would shift from computation to deeper development of concepts and to mathematical modeling. A broader curriculum would result. (MNS)

Discusses the heated debates in education recently over the use of calculators in mathematics. Argues for the urgent need of calculators to be introduced into arithmetic lessons in primary schools. (ASK)

A game for the HP-25 programable calculator is discussed. The objectives of the game are to introduce angle measurement and the rudiments of trigonometry. A program for the game is given. (MP)

This article lists the advantages of pocket calculators in teaching mathematics to handicapped students and gives three examples of uses in the classroom.

Impressions are recorded of several aspects of the International Congress on Mathematical Education. The program, curriculum development, calculators and computers, goals for teaching mathematics, and preservice elementary teacher education are briefly discussed. (DT)