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Arithmetical Thinking in Children Attending Special Schools for the Intellectually Disabled
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Eriksson, Gota – Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 2008
This article focuses on spontaneous and progressive knowledge building in ''the arithmetic of the child.'' The aim is to investigate variations in the behavior patterns of eight pupils attending a school for the intellectually disabled. The study is based on the epistemology of radical constructivism and the methodology of multiple clinical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Constructivism (Learning), Special Schools
Relationship between Classroom Behavior and Achievement of Mildly Mentally Retarded Children.
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Forness, Steven R.; And Others – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1979
Behavioral observations of 177 students in classrooms for educable mentally retarded children and for educationally handicapped children (mean ages 10 and 11 years) were compared to their achievement scores. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Arithmetic, Behavior Patterns, Elementary Education
Young Children's Arithmetic Strategies in Social Context: How Parents Contribute to Children's Strategy Development while Playing Games
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Bjorklund, David F.; Hubertz, Martha J.; Reubens, Andrea C. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2004
We examined the relationship between parents' behaviour and children's use of simple arithmetic strategies while playing a board game in contrast to solving arithmetic problems. In a microgenetic study spanning 3 weeks, 5-year-old children who were just beginning kindergarten played a modified game of "Chutes and Ladders" with one of…
Descriptors: Sociocultural Patterns, Mathematics Education, Games, Social Environment
Effects of Problem Difficulty and Reinforcer Quality on Time Allocated to Concurrent Arithmetic Problems.
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Mace, F. Charles; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1996
Two studies involving three adolescents with severe emotional disturbance/behavior disorders and learning difficulties examined effects of problem difficulty and reinforcer quality upon time allocated to two sets of arithmetic problems. Results have implications for understanding the effects of problem difficulty and reinforcer quality on behavior…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Arithmetic, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns