The effects of computers and calculators on male and female statistics achievement

Journal of Computing in Higher Education

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-58

  Christmann, Edwin P ^a   Badgett, John L ^a  

^a SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

calculator; college; mathematics; microcomputer; software; statistics

Indexed keywords

EID: 31844440399     PISSN: 10421726     EISSN: 18671233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02948777     Document Type: Article

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