TI 89 prohibited to use for SAT II Math tests...

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<p>Students at our high school were allowed to use the TI89 for the Nov. testing session but had to purge the memory, in front of the supervisor/proctor, before the test began. This was a first in our experience. Was there some kind of problem related to failing to erase the memory? That seems to be a sticky wicket for some calculator models. It is interesting that the TI 89 is prohibited for The United States Academic Decathlon which, according to its website policy statement uses “the policies of the major testing institutions and consulting state directors” and “has adapted MOST of the American College Testing (ACT) and College Board (SAT program) guidelines for calculator use…”</p>

<p>USAD regulations for 2007-2008:

Prohibited Calculators</p>

<pre><code>Calculators with any of the following features are NOT allowed in USAD competitions:

* pocket organizers
* hand-held or laptop computers
* electronic writing pads or pen-input devices
* models with an alphabetic (QWERTY) keypad, e.g. TI-92 or HP-95
* models with paper tape
* models that make noise
* models that can engage in wireless communication (transfer data or information with other calculators)
* models that require a power cord
* models with CAS (computer algebra systems), e.g. TI-89 

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<p>[United</a> States Academic Decathlon : Calculator Policy](<a href=“http://www.usad.org/coaches/calculator.asp]United”>http://www.usad.org/coaches/calculator.asp)</p>