Editing Calculator (section)

==Use in education==
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In most countries, [[student]]s use calculators for schoolwork. There was some{{by whom|date=June 2022}} initial resistance to the idea out of fear that basic or [[elementary arithmetic]] skills would suffer.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/from-calculators-ai-overcoming-resistance-technology-academia-daniel/ | title=From Calculators to AI: Overcoming Resistance to Technology in Academia }}</ref><ref>{{cite thesis| last=Banks | first=Sarah | title=A Historical Analysis of Attitudes Toward the Use of Calculators in Junior High and High School Math Classrooms in the United States Since 1975 | publisher=Cedarville University| date=2012-05-16 | url=https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/education_theses/31}}</ref>  There remains disagreement about the importance of the ability to perform calculations ''in the head'', with some curricula restricting calculator use until a certain level of proficiency has been obtained, while others concentrate more on teaching [[Approximation|estimation]] methods and problem-solving. Research suggests that inadequate guidance in the use of calculating tools can restrict the kind of mathematical thinking that students engage in.<ref>{{Cite journal|author1=Thomas J. Bing |author2=Edward F. Redish |title=Symbolic Manipulators Affect Mathematical Mindsets |journal=American Journal of Physics |volume=76 |issue=4 |page=418 |date=2007-12-07 |arxiv=0712.1187 |s2cid=28555451 |doi=10.1119/1.2835053 |bibcode=2008AmJPh..76..418B}}</ref> Others have argued{{who|date=December 2011}} that calculator use can even cause core mathematical skills to atrophy, or that such use can prevent understanding of advanced algebraic concepts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Calculator Use in Elementary Grades |website=NCTM |url=http://www.nctm.org/Standards-and-Positions/Position-Statements/Calculator-Use-in-Elementary-Grades/|access-date=3 August 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905072126/http://www.nctm.org/Standards-and-Positions/Position-Statements/Calculator-Use-in-Elementary-Grades/|archive-date=5 September 2015}}</ref> In December 2011 the [[UK]]'s [[Department for Education|Minister of State for Schools]], [[Nick Gibb]], voiced concern that children can become "too dependent" on the use of calculators.<ref name="guardian subtracting calculators">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2011/dec/01/subtracting-calculators-adds-children-maths |title=Subtracting calculators adds to children's maths abilities, says minister |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=December 1, 2011 |access-date=December 7, 2011 |author=Vasagar, Jeevan |location=London |author2=Shepherd, Jessica |quote=The use of calculators will be looked at as part of a national curriculum review, after the schools minister, Nick Gibb, expressed concern that children's mental and written arithmetic was suffering because of reliance on the devices. Gibb said: "Children can become too dependent on calculators if they use them at too young an age. They shouldn't be reaching for a gadget every time they need to do a simple sum. [...]" |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309100226/http://www.theguardian.com/education/2011/dec/01/subtracting-calculators-adds-children-maths |archive-date=March 9, 2016 }}</ref> As a result, the use of calculators is to be included as part of a review of the [[National Curriculum (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)|Curriculum]].<ref name="guardian subtracting calculators" /> In the United States, many math educators and boards of education have enthusiastically endorsed the [[National Council of Teachers of Mathematics]] (NCTM) standards and actively promoted the use of classroom calculators from kindergarten through high school.

Calculators may in some circumstances be used within school and college [[examinations]]. In the United Kingdom there are limitations on the type of calculator which may be used in an examination to avoid malpractice. Some calculators which offer additional functionality have an "exam mode" setting which makes them compliant with examination regulations.<ref>[[Joint Council for Qualifications]], [https://www.jcq.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/JCQ-Instructions-for-conducting-examinations-2024_FINAL_accessible.pdf Instructions for conducting examinations], section 10.9, September 2024, accessed on 27 December 2024</ref>