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Peer reviewedDuea, Joan; Ockenga, Earl – Arithmetic Teacher, 1982
Calculators are seen to shift the student focus in problem-solving situations from "how to do it" to "what to do," by keeping computation from standing in the way when pupils write or solve problems. (MP)
Descriptors: Calculators, Discovery Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities
Download full textEtlinger, Leonard E.; And Others – 1978
The use of calculators and computers in the schools is promoted. It is stated that calculators should be used in the mathematics classroom as soon as basic operations are understood. A point is made that calculators are no greater a threat to "learning the fundamentals" than slide rules, which have been available for over 350 years. It is…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Calculators, Computer Science Education, Computers
