Constructing Written Algorithms: A Case Study.

Schliemann, Analucia Dias; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ476683

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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Constructing Written Algorithms: A Case Study.

Schliemann, Analucia Dias; And Others

Journal of Mathematical Behavior, v12 n2 p155-72 Jun 1993

A 14-year-old Brazilian boy in the fourth grade was given 170 problems orally, each asking for the sum of 2 2-digit numbers. Responses indicated he had invented his own algorithm for addition, similar to the school one, based largely on his experiences with money. (Contains 13 references.) (JAF)

Descriptors: Addition, Algorithms, Case Studies, Computation, Constructivism (Learning), Discovery Learning, Division, Foreign Countries, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, Interviews, Mathematics Education, Multiplication, Subtraction

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Brazil

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