Education in States and Nations: 1991
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Percent who Percent who
Country use calculators use computers
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Sao Paulo and Fortaleza, Brazil 4 4
Canada 75 42
China 7 6
England 90 44
France 94 57
Hungary 71 31
Ireland 25 13
Emilia Romagna, Italy 64 40
Jordan 5 5
Korea 4 10
Portugal 19 7
Scotland 82 38
Slovenia 46 61
Soviet Union 19 6
Spain 45 12
Switzerland 51 25
Taiwan 62 6
United States 54 37
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NOTE: Differences exist in the wording of the question regarding calculator use and in the samples of students questioned that may account for a difference in results between the United States' averages on the two questionnaire administrations, the IAEP and the NAEP. See supplemental note to Indicator 17 for details on data and sample sizes from Canada, Emilia Romagna (Italy), England, Israel, Portugal, Scotland, the Soviet Union, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States; and for discussions of students' use of computers and calculators, the International Assessment of Educational Progress (IAEP), the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), and comparing questionnaire results of the IAEP and the NAEP.
SOURCE: Educational Testing Service, International Assessment of Educational Progress, Learning Mathematics, Figure 3.4.
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