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Chvál, Martin; Vondrová, Nada; Novotná, Jarmila – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2021
The goal of this study is to show a novel way of using large-scale data (N = 6203) to identify pupils' strategies when solving missing value number equations. It is based on the assumption that wrong numerical results appearing more frequently than would be the case if they were consequences of random guessing can be expected to be underlain by a…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Problem Solving, Equations (Mathematics), Error Patterns
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Clarkson, Philip – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1983
Interviews were used to find the frequency of different types of errors made by 95 sixth-year Papua New Guinea students on a mathematics test. The general trend was the same as for western students, but the Papua New Guinea students made far fewer careless errors. (MNS)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Error Patterns
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Tourniaire, Francoise; Pulos, Steven – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1985
The literature on proportional reasoning is reviewed. After methodology is discussed, strategies used to solve proportion problems, variables that influence performance, and training studies are each considered. (MNS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Error Patterns