Descriptor
| Algorithms | 2 |
| Arithmetic | 2 |
| Concept Formation | 2 |
| Cognitive Processes | 1 |
| Computation | 1 |
| Curriculum Design | 1 |
| Division | 1 |
| Educational Strategies | 1 |
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| Fractions | 1 |
| Grade 4 | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 2 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textGuerrero, Lourdes; Rivera, Antonio – 2001
Fourteen third graders were given numerical computation and division-with-remainder (DWR) problems both before and after they were taught the division algorithm in classrooms. Their solutions were examined. The results show that students' initial acquisition of the division algorithm did improve their performance in numerical division computations…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Arithmetic, Computation, Concept Formation
Brinker, Laura – 1997
This paper describes how a target group of seven students in a combined fourth and fifth grade mathematics class used structured representations to solve fraction problems situated within various realistic contexts. Emphasis is given to the ways in which students' thinking about rational number concepts influences and is influenced by the…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Arithmetic, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
