Crutch or Catalyst: Teachers' Beliefs and Practices Regarding Calculator use in Mathematics Instruction

School Science and Mathematics

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 102-116

  Brown, E Todd ^a   Karp, Karen ^a   Petrosko, Joseph M ^a   Jones, Jane ^b   Beswick, Gloria ^b   Howe, Carrie ^c   Zwanzig, Kathy ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b Vanhoose Educational Center   (United States)

^c Parkview Middle School   (United States)

^d DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

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EID: 85006313402     PISSN: 00366803     EISSN: 19498594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1949-8594.2007.tb17776.x     Document Type: Article

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