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Download full textGroves, Susie – 1994
The Calculators in Primary Mathematics Project in Australia was a long-term investigation into the effects of the introduction of calculators on the learning and teaching of primary mathematics. The Australian project commenced with children who were in kindergarten and grade 1 in 1990, moving up through the schools to grade 4 level by 1993.…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Calculators, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Wearne, Diana; Hiebert, James – 1986
A study explored the effectiveness of an instructional approach designed to help students establish connections between their understanding of the decimal system and the stardard symbols and procedural rules used to solve decimal problems. Ten children each in grades 4 through 6 participated. They were individually interviewed prior to and six…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Decimal Fractions, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Stacey, Kaye; Groves, Susie – 1994
The Calculators in Primary Mathematics Project was a long-term investigation into the effects of the introduction of calculators on the learning and teaching of primary mathematics. The Australian project commenced with children who were in kindergarten and grade 1 in 1990, moving up through the schools to grade 4 level by 1993. Children were…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Calculators, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
