Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association
Volume 30 Issue 1, October 1991
16 – 22
Test Preparation and the Use of Calculators
Sol E. Sigurdson
A recent decision by Alberta Education to use calculators in their Grade 9 Mathematics Achievement Test poses the question of whether students who have been trained to use calculators in tests would be at an advantage. Calculators are here to stay. It remains for us to determine their wise use. Teachers have major concerns over their role in instruction, but their role in testing is also cause for concern (Heid 1988).
