EEF report: Calculator use has a positive effect on students’ calculation skills
EEF (Education Endowment Fund) have published a report today on "Improving Mathematics in Key Stages Two and Three". The report is a meta-analysis of research into teaching and learning strategies and can be access in full at: https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/evidence-summaries/evidence-reviews/improving-mathematics-in-key-stages-two-and-three/ The report has been widely publicised, mainly for what it has to say about calculator use. Although Key Stages Two and Three are outside my area of expertise I think there are useful reflections that can be made with reference to the use of technology, including calculators as well as other tools, in GCSE and A level Maths. Calculator use has a positive effect on students’ calculation skills The conclusion in calculator use states: "When calculators are used as an integral part of testing and teaching, their use appears to have a positive effect on students’ calculation skills. ... When integrated into the teachi