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Peer reviewedSlesnick, Twila – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1982
The hypothesis investigated is that understanding of the long division algorithm requires a higher cognitive level than understanding of fundamental division concepts. Sixth-grade children were tested on performance and understanding of a given algorithm and concepts of division. (MP)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Division
