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Peer reviewedCarey, Deborah A. – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1991
A study asked 24 first grade children from 3 different classes to write number sentences and select appropriate alternative number sentences for addition and subtraction word problems. Results indicated that children could be characterized into five clusters according to their flexibility in accepting alternative number sentences and that…
Descriptors: Addition, Arithmetic, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Pettit, Amy D. – 1986
Activities were provided for a target group of third grade students who were experiencing difficulty in mastering the skills required to solve problems involving money. The program's aims were to remediate these students by giving them the opportunity to use instructional software that would increase their mathematical vocabulary, strengthen the…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary School Mathematics
