What Effect Does the Introduction of Graphics Calculators Have on the Performance of Boys and Girls in Assessment in Tertiary Entrance Calculus?.

Forster, Patricia A.; Mueller, Ute

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Publication Date: 2002

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What Effect Does the Introduction of Graphics Calculators Have on the Performance of Boys and Girls in Assessment in Tertiary Entrance Calculus?

Forster, Patricia A.; Mueller, Ute

International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, v33 n6 p801-18 Nov-Dec 2002

Investigates gender-related effects on the Western Australian Calculus Tertiary Entrance Examinations for the period 1995-2000, three years before and three years after graphics calculators were introduced. Considers students' total examination scores, scores on questions grouped by curriculum components, and students' use of graphics calculators from the year 2000 examination. Compares the performance of girls with that of boys. (Author/KHR)

Descriptors: Calculus, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Strategies, Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Graphing Calculators, Mathematics Education, Secondary Education

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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