A Calculator-integrated Curriculum: The Time Is Now

1987 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 8-9
Author(s):  
David E. Williams

It is 1987. We have probed both far into space and to the depths of the oceans. Technology has enabled humans to walk on the moon several times; it has helped scientists to find the Titanic on the ocean's floor. Many of George Orwell's prophecies have come true, a number of them long before the year 1984. Technological advances have made the lives of many citizens easier and more productive. But elementary school students in classrooms across this country still are being taught the long-division algorithm using pencil and paper. Why?

1970 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 438-442
Author(s):  
Clyde A. Dilley ◽  
Walter E. Rucker

Except for long division, it is probably true that the most difficult topics for elementary school students to learn are division with common and decimal fractional numbers. In both cases, the algorithms are usually taught by referring to the principle for multiplying by I.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-319
Author(s):  
Ivan Stevanus ◽  
Lusila Parida

ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan memberikan bukti empiris terkait pola interaksi sosial antar siswa, dan memaparkan gambaran terkait dampak pemanfaatan gadget dikalangan siswa sekolah dasar kota Yogyakarta. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode survei, dengan teknik pengumpulan data melalui angket. Populasi dan sampel penelitian diambil secara purposive sampling yaitu siswa kelas II dan Kelas V dari empat sekolah dasar swasta dan negeri di kota Yogyakarta dengan tingkat perbedaan predikat akreditasi sekolah. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa ada dua gambaran yang dominan dari pola interaksi sosial siswa sekolah dasar dalam memanfaatkan gadget yakni pola asosiatif dan disasosiatif. Kehadiran dan berkembangnya gadget sangat positif membantu siswa dalam kegiatan belajar, dan dipihak lain gadget juga mereduksi pola interaksi sosial dan personal dikalangan siswa. Untuk menghidupkan pola interaksi sosial siswa dengan adanya gadget maka sekolah perlu membuat pendekatan pembelajaran yang edukatif adaptif dalam memanfaatkan kemajuan teknologi sebagai instrumen kunci keberhasilan pembelajaran abad 21.Kata Kunci: gadget,  interaksi sosial, pola asosiatif dan disasosiatif ABSTRACTThis study aims to provide empirical evidence regarding patterns of social interaction between students, and to describe the impact of using gadgets among elementary school students in the city of Yogyakarta. This study uses a survey method, with data collection techniques through questionnaires. The population and sample of the study were taken by purposive sampling, namely class II and class V students from four private and public elementary schools in the city of Yogyakarta with different levels of school accreditation predicate. The results showed that there were two dominant images of the social interaction patterns of elementary school students in using gadgets, namely associative and dissociative patterns. The presence and development of gadgets is very positive in helping students in learning activities, and on the other hand gadgets also reduce social and personal interaction patterns among students. To turn on students' social interaction patterns with gadgets, schools need to make an adaptive educative learning approach in utilizing technological advances as a key instrument for the success of 21st century learning.Keywords: gadgets, social interaction, associative and dissociative patterns


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