Young Children's Idiosyncratic Written Algorithms for Addition.

Thompson, Ian

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ERIC Number: EJ491852

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Publication Date: 1994

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Young Children's Idiosyncratic Written Algorithms for Addition.

Thompson, Ian

Educational Studies in Mathematics, v26 n4 p323-45 Jun 1994

Fourth graders' (n=117) solutions to addition problems were analyzed in terms of standard or idiosyncratic written algorithms. Students had not previously been taught pencil-and-paper algorithms. Preference for horizontal layout, working from left to right, and a wide variety of written algorithms were found. (Contains 48 references.) (Author/MKR)

Descriptors: Addition, Algorithms, Arithmetic, Computation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction

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Language: English

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