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Peer reviewedWheatley, Charlotte L. – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1980
A study of 46 sixth graders designed to compare the problem-solving performance of pupils using calculators with that of students not using calculators is reported. The argument that calculator availability facilitates problem solving is supported. (MP)
Descriptors: Calculators, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Peer reviewedFielker, David S. – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1986
How children perceive doubling and halving numbers is discussed, with many examples. The use of calculators is integrated. The tendency to avoid division if other ways of solving a problem can be found was noted. (MNS)
Descriptors: Calculators, Cognitive Processes, Computation, Division
Meiring, Steven P. – 1980
This second booklet of a two-part publication, designed as an in-service tool for teachers of grades K-9, concerns the teaching and curriculum aspects of problem solving. It is a digest of selected topics integral to successful problem-solving instruction. The resource is organized into independent units for individual reference or group…
Descriptors: Calculators, Cognitive Processes, Educational Resources, Elementary Education
