Does hand calculator use explain why university students cannot perform elementary arithmetic?
In a sample of German students (125 women, 128 men) only 26.3% answered 10 mathematics problems in the D'Amore Test, fewer than Standing, et al. reported. Significant correlations were found for test and self-predicted scores but predictors were not the same in the two studies. Although there were no sex differences, women were more accurate in the mental calculations, especially if they rarely used calculators.
Rustemeyer
Ruth
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University of Koblenz, Germany. ruste@uni-koblenz.de
Stoeger
Heidrun
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D000328:Adult; D003201:Computers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008433:Mathematics; D011361:Professional Competence; D013334:Students