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Peer reviewedKilian, Lawrence; And Others – Arithmetic Teacher, 1980
A study to determine if "random" or "careless" errors in multiplication made by individual students take on discernible patterns is described. Implications for teaching are discussed. (MK)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Peer reviewedCarpenter, Thomas P.; And Others – Arithmetic Teacher, 1981
Data from the 1977-78 mathematics assessment of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) on the use of calculators are discussed. (MP) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results (Interpretation).
Descriptors: Algorithms, Calculators, Educational Assessment, Educational Research
Peer reviewedLaing, Robert A.; Meyer, Ruth Ann – Arithmetic Teacher, 1982
A survey of general mathematics students whose teachers were taking an inservice workshop revealed that they had not yet mastered division. More direct introduction of the standard division algorithm is favored in elementary grades, with instruction of transitional processes curtailed. Weaknesses in transitional algorithms appear to outweigh…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Division, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
