Calculators and Instruction in Problem Solving in Grade 7.

Szetela, Walter; Super, Doug

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Publication Date: 1987

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Calculators and Instruction in Problem Solving in Grade 7.

Szetela, Walter; Super, Doug

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v18 n3 p215-29 May 1987

For an entire school year, 24 seventh-grade classes were taught problem-solving strategies; in 14 of these classes the instruction was supplemented by calculators. Mixed findings resulted for both problem solving and calculator use. (MNS)

Descriptors: Calculators, Educational Research, Grade 7, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Research Reports, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics

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Language: English

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