Improving Instruction in Elementary Mathematics with Calculators.

VanDevender, Evelyn M.; Rice, Dale R.

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Publication Date: 1984

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Improving Instruction in Elementary Mathematics with Calculators.

VanDevender, Evelyn M.; Rice, Dale R.

School Science and Mathematics, v84 n8 p633-43 Dec 1984

Research on the usefulness of calculators in mathematics instruction is cited, and some activities using calculators to develop skills with reading numbers, counting, basic facts, multiplication and division, problem solving, estimation, percentages, decimals, patterns, probability, and games are described. (MNS)

Descriptors: Calculators, Computation, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Learning Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Number Concepts, Research Utilization

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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