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Calculators are everyday tools used in New Zealand workplaces. It is important that employees
or those seeking employment have well developed calculator skills.
A tutor’s guide: Developing a learner’s calculator skills: Part 2 - More advanced operations
is written for tutors working with adult learners to extend their skills in using calculators.
A tutor’s guide: Developing a learner’s calculator skills: Part 2 - More advanced operations
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provides tutors with a practical resource for teaching more advanced calculator skills
shows tutors how to introduce learners to the memory functions of the calculator
contains strategies for use with learners so that they can solve more complex problems
involving percentage increases and decreases, GST and foreign exchange calculations
includes Learner Activities and corresponding Teaching Tips set in a retail environment
that can be easily adapted to other contexts to suit the needs of learners
contains extension material and suggestions for its use as well as additional teaching
material and resources.
A tutor’s guide: Developing a learner’s calculator skills: Part 2 – More advanced operations
is the companion to A tutor’s guide: Developing a learner’s calculator skills: Part 1 - Basic
operations.
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A tutor’s guide:
Developing
a learner’s
calculator skills:
Part 2 More advanced
operations