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Peer reviewedGraeber, Anna O.; And Others – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1989
Studied were the misconceptions that preservice elementary teachers have about multiplication and division. Results indicated that they are influenced by the same primitive models as students; the most common errors made by both groups are quite similar. (MNS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, College Students, Computation, Concept Formation
Peer reviewedTreffers, A. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1987
Describes the characteristics of progressive schematization with regard to column multiplication and column division. Contrasts this with column arithmetic based on progressive complexity. Presents a summary of research data concerning column arithmetic. (TW)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Division
Peer reviewedWatson, Jane; Mulligan, Joanne – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 1990
A mapping procedure based on the SOLO Taxonomy developmental model was used to classify the problem-solving strategies of students (n=34) in grades K-2. Only one multiplication problem was used to isolate three components of the problem-solving procedure. (MDH)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Cognitive Style
Tirosh, Dina; Graeber, Anna O. – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1990
Discussed are preservice elementary teachers' misconceptions and inconsistent beliefs about multiplication and division with decimals. Sources of inconsistencies and recommendations for overcoming inconsistencies are included. (KR)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Arithmetic, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures
