The Calculator in the Classroom

The hand-held calculator was introduced into the mathematics curriculum of the United Nations International School at the upper-elementary level during the 1977–78 school year. The new program was inspired by a summer workshop at T eachers' College, Columbia University. Calculator instruction b...

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Published in:The Arithmetic teacher 1980-03, Vol.27 (7), p.12-16
Main Authors: Zekariya, Norma, McClung, Margo, Winner, Alice-Ann
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arithmetic
Calculators
Children
International schools
Mathematical knowledge
Mathematics education
School year
Textbooks
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Summary:The hand-held calculator was introduced into the mathematics curriculum of the United Nations International School at the upper-elementary level during the 1977–78 school year. The new program was inspired by a summer workshop at T eachers' College, Columbia University. Calculator instruction began on an experimental level in a fifth-grade class in November 1977. This was followed by instruction in a fourth-grade class, and later in a third-grade class.
ISSN:0004-136X
DOI:10.5951/AT.27.7.0012