Research† shows that schools where students have a personal calculator for use outside of class and for homework tend to report higher achievement.
There are many advantages to your students owning a TI-84 Plus Silver Edition graphing calculator from Texas Instruments. It can be used to explore topics you teach in class and on homework you assign.
For your students, the learning process extends beyond classroom instruction.
Independent studies† indicate that the use of graphing calculators helps improve the mathematical skills of students and their attitudes toward mathematics.
Students who own and use a graphing calculator are more likely to take a more active role in how they learn. They’re further engaged in the lesson being taught and ready to participate in classroom discussion. When students do well in mathematics related subjects, they are confident and eager to learn more.
A graphing calculator can help students build the skill sets to perform better in mathematics.
A recent study† shows that in schools where students use a graphing calculator to complete classroom and homework assignments, achievement scores were higher.
Graphing calculators and high stakes tests.
Graphing calculators are required or recommended on several high stakes exams – the SAT* and ACT college entrance exams and AP* course exams. The College Board™ recommends that students bring a graphing calculator to use on specific sections of the SAT* and AP* Calculus, AP* Chemistry, AP* Physics and AP* Statistics Exams.
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