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Publication Date: 2009
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Does It Add up? Calculators as Accommodations for Sixth Grade Students with Disabilities
Bouck, Emily C.; Bouck, Mary K.
Journal of Special Education Technology, v23 n2 2008-2009
This study explored the performance of sixth grade students with and without disabilities on a mathematics assessment aligned to state standards when provided a calculator as an accommodation. The study utilized a pre/posttest design. No student was given access to a calculator on the pretest, and approximately half of the students were randomly assigned to have access to a four-function calculator on the posttest. The results suggest that both students with disabilities and students without disabilities benefited from access to a calculator. The findings raise implications for calculators as a valid accommodation on assessments and suggest directions for future research.
Descriptors: State Standards, Disabilities, Calculators, Grade 6, Mathematics, Evaluation Methods, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Educational Technology, Pretests Posttests, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Educational Research
Technology and Media Division of the Council for Exceptional Children. Available from: Boyd Printing Company, Inc. University of Oklahoma, College of Education, 820 Van Vleet Oval, Norman, OK 73072. Web site: http://www.tamcec.org/jset/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 6
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Language: English
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