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Peer reviewedNesher, Pearla – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1986
The conceptual difference between understanding and algorithmic performance is examined first. Then some dilemmas that flow from these distinctions are discussed. (MNS)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Cognitive Processes, Computation, Decimal Fractions
