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Average Mathematics Scores by Students' Report on Frequency of Calculator Use for Classwork at Grades 4, 8, and 12: 2000

SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Mathematics Assessment.

Major Finding

• At grade 4 more frequent calculator use was associated with lower scores, while at grades 8 and 12 the opposite was generally true--students who said they used calculators more often tended to score higher than their peers who reported using calculators less frequently.

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Last updated 17 June 2003 (HM)