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Velayudhan, Devan – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 1985
Compared performance of Malaysian children with that of English children on a test into the understanding of number concepts. Findings indicate that difficulties of Malaysian children may be quite different from those of English children. Among the difficulties identified were misconceptions about the order of operation in division and…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Comprehension, Educational Research, Elementary Education