Group: alt.education
From: "Jerry Beeler"
Date: Sunday, March 23, 2008 9:08 PM
Subject: Re: New Mathematics Textbook is Drawing Ire

"Herman Rubin" wrote in message
news:fs4fku$2300@odds.stat.purdue.edu...

>>Some rather startling results come when my freshman take the ACT (as they
>>have for the last 5 years). The effect of a calculator dependency REALLY
>>shows up ..
>
>
> All this shows is that if one is faced with a test in which
> the results of calculations matter, those who have had the
> most practice in it will do better.

Perhaps you misinterpreted my statement .. my non-calculator-dependent
freshman have (for the last 5 years) consistently scored higher than the
juniors and seniors. The junior-senior average for the ACT/Math is
approximately 18.5 whereas my freshman consistently score from 23 to 29.

Jerry