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O'Neill, M. J. – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1985
Computation errors that may occur by expanded use of calculators are discussed. Potential errors with five exact arithmetic examples are described as they are translated into approximate processes. (MNS)
Descriptors: Algebra, Calculators, Computation, Error Patterns
Hopkins, Martha H. – Pointer, 1986
Specific procedures for assessing a handicapped student's mastery level within a continuum of mathematics skills are described, and analysis of error patterns discussed. (CL)
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Error Patterns
Rittner, Max – Special Education in Canada, 1982
The article reviews the development of mathematics error analysis as a means of diagnosing students' cognitive reasoning. Errors specific to addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are described, and suggestions for remediation are provided. (CL)
Descriptors: Addition, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Diagnostic Teaching
Enright, Brian E. – Diagnostique, 1990
A checklist is presented to identify common problems students exhibit in arithmetic. Alongside general areas of need, common mistakes are listed to help diagnose error patterns for targeting specific skills and designing effective intervention. General areas include readiness, problem solving, whole-number computations, fraction computations, and…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Check Lists, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education
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Perry, Leland M. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1990
Examines a variety of mistakes found in published materials and practiced by classroom teachers. Provides examples of mistakes in reading time, place value, price notation, geometry, and language. (YP)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Error Patterns, Language Usage
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Roseman, Louis – Mathematics Teacher, 1985
Ten crucial mathematical concepts with which errors are made are listed, with methods used to teach them to high school students. The concepts concern order, place values, inverse operations, multiplication and division, remainders, identity elements, fractions, conversions, decimal points, and percentages. (MNS)
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Error Patterns, Learning Activities, Mathematical Concepts
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Farrell, Margaret A. – Mathematics Teacher, 1992
Discusses the use of feedback from students and the analysis of students' error patterns to understand why students develop misconceptions in mathematics. Looks at learning vis-a-vis the abstract nature of mathematics and the students' cognitive development. (MDH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Error Correction, Error Patterns