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Mtetwa, David; Garofalo, Joe – Academic Therapy, 1989
The article identifies five incorrect beliefs about mathematics often held by students who have difficulty with mathematics. They include: the relative size of numbers is more important than the relationships between quantities; computation problems must be solved by using a step-by-step algorithm; mathematics problems have only one correct…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Arithmetic, Beliefs, Computation
Davis, Robert B. – 1983
The ideas and techniques involved in learning about fractions were investigated with students in grades 1-12, in the first 3 years of colleges, in community college mathematics courses, and in graduate school. Also included were some high school mathematics teachers, some mathematicians, and some retired persons. Part I provides the rationale and…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education