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Re:I gave my students iPads – then wished I could take them ... by dagw on Monday December 07, 2015 @09:41AM (#10689699)
But calculators actually did negatively impact basic arithmetic skills.

Sure, but the interesting question is if they negatively impacted math skills.

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Re:I gave my students iPads – then wished I could take them ... by a-saleh on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @04:41AM (#10695541)
Depends what kind of math skills are you looking for.

I remember my classmate, 1st year at university, that passed one of his classes just because his calculator was capable of precise enough numeric integration.

Next semester he was required to construct proofs as well and he flunked the class.

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