In math professor Brian Macon’s class, his Valencia College students are allowed to pull out their calculators for half of the test. At the University of Central Florida, that piece of technology is ...

When you hear the word calculator, I bet your mind immediately goes to math class and solving problems that can’t be solved efficiently in your head or on paper. While calculators are traditionally ...

Question: I worry about my son who just completed seventh grade, because every time I saw him doing math work this past year, he was always using a calculator instead of paper and pencil. This was ...

A new position statement by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics on the use of calculators in math classrooms emphasizes a “balance” between the electronic aids and paper-and-pencil ...

(StatePoint) If you remember your teachers and parents telling you not to rely too heavily on calculators, you may be inclined to pass on the same mindset to your own children. Here are some of the ...

Although calculators have not figured prominently in discussions of the common-core math standards, it’s likely the complementary tests will result in far greater uniformity in their use on state ...

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