Text table 5-7.
Mean students mathematics scores and percent of students and teachers reporting hand-held calculator use in 4th and 8th grade, by country: 1995
Mathematics
scores
Fourth Grade
Student
Teacher
Eighth grade teachers
Country
4th grade
8th grade
Percent having
calculators
in home
Never use
calculator in
math class
Never use
in class
Use to solve
complex problems
Never use
Use every
day
Use to solve
complex problems
Singapore
625
643
93
96
97
  1
  1
82
82
Korea
611
607
87
93
86
  3
76
  1
  4
Netherlands
577
541
93
90
85
  2
  0
81
67
Czech Republic
567
564
95
63
54
  8
  3
74
80
Austria
559
539
91
96
98
  0
  2
87
70
Ireland
550
527
86
91
88
  3
68
11
  7
United States
545
500
95
34
29
26
  8
62
76
Hungary
548
537
88
90
78
  5
29
60
53
Canada
532
527
87
51
37
23
  5
80
86
England
513
506
93
15
  8
28
  0
83
73
Norway
502
503
76
89
93
  1
  2
82
72
New Zealand
499
508
90
18
  5
50
  7
66
70
SOURCES: Mullis I., M. Martin, A. Beaton, E. Gonzalez, D. Kelly, and T. Smith. 1997. Mathematics Achievement in the Primary School Years: IEA's Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College, TIMSS International Study Center; Beaton, A., M. Martin, I. Mullis, E. Gonzalez, T. Smith, and D. Kelly. 1996a. Mathematics Achievement in the Middle School Years: IEA's Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College, TIMSS International Study Center.
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