Reflections on the Cockcroft Report: Some Thoughts on Calculators in Secondary Schools.

Reynolds, P.

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Publication Date: 1983-May

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Reflections on the Cockcroft Report: Some Thoughts on Calculators in Secondary Schools.

Reynolds, P.

Mathematics in School, v12 n3 p2-3 May 1983

The Cockcroft Report on English Schools recommends that all schools design their syllabuses and examinations on the assumption that all students will have access to calculators. How to use calculators sensibly to improve what is taught and how curriculum content may change are discussed. (MNS)

Descriptors: Calculators, Calculus, Computation, Division, Guidelines, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction, Multiplication, Number Concepts, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Teaching Methods

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