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Research compiled by Heidi Pomerantz, Rice University
under the direction of
Bert Waits, Professor Emeritus
Department of Mathematics
Ohio State University
Prepared for the Urban Systemic Initiative/Comprehensive Partnership
for Mathematics and Science Achievement (USI/CPMSA)
Superintendents Forum
Dallas, Texas
December 4, 1997
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Preface
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| This document outlines the benefits of calculator use in mathematics classrooms from Kindergarten through the University level. Calculators are tools for doing mathematical computations. This document describes how calculators, when used appropriately, can also be a tool for learning mathematics. Appropriate use of calculators is a way of increasing the amount and the quality of learning afforded students during the course of their mathematics education.
This document is presented in a modular format – Each section may stand alone or be read as a part of the larger paper. Some of the modules apply only to students of certain grade levels, while others pertain to students of all ages. You can read only the sections that interest you. Research from cited studies is presented in endnotes following each of the last three modules.
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