ERIC Number: EJ925472
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
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The Impact of Calculator Type and Instructional Exposure for Students with a Disability: A Pilot Study
Bouck, Emily C.
Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, v16 n3 p141-148 2010
This paper reports the results from a study which explored the influence of condition (access to four-function calculator, access to graphing calculator with instructional exposure, and access to graphing calculator without instructional exposure) on the mathematical performance of students with and without a disability. The results were analyzed across the two types of mathematical questions assessed: computation and word problems. Results suggest that condition was a significant factor for student performance on the word problem questions, with students who had access to a graphing calculator with instructional exposure answering more correctly that those who were not trained on this calculator. (Contains 3 tables, 1 figure, and 1 footnote.)
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Graphing Calculators, Word Problems (Mathematics), Disabilities, Educational Technology, Calculators, Mathematics Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Computation, Teaching Methods, Training, Grade 7, Pretests Posttests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 7
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Language: English
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