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Smith, John P., III – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2018
Curricular analysis indicates that the U.S. students are introduced to multiplication in additive terms (as the replication of equal groups and repeated addition). But the virtue of this introduction for supporting students' understanding of the full range of multiplicative relationships is unclear. This paper reports an analysis of all grade 4…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Mathematics Tests, Mathematics Skills, Elementary School Mathematics
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Kloosterman, Peter – School Science and Mathematics, 2014
The Long-Term Trend (LTT) mathematics assessment of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) used the same set of items from 1982 through 2004, including 20 items that were administered to 9-and 13-year-olds, 29 items that were administered to 13-and 17-year-olds, and 4 items that were administered at all three ages. This study used…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Educational Assessment, Adolescents, Preadolescents
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Casey, Beth M.; Lombardi, Caitlin McPherran; Pollock, Amanda; Fineman, Bonnie; Pezaris, Elizabeth – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2017
This study investigated longitudinal pathways leading from early spatial skills in first-grade girls to their fifth-grade analytical math reasoning abilities (N = 138). First-grade assessments included spatial skills, verbal skills, addition/subtraction skills, and frequency of choice of a decomposition or retrieval strategy on the…
Descriptors: Females, Arithmetic, Mathematics Instruction, Predictor Variables
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Carpenter, Thomas P.; And Others – Arithmetic Teacher, 1980
Discussed are the results of the second National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics assessment concerning children's ability to solve verbal problems. The data indicate that the commonly held view that children cannot solve word problems may be an oversimplification. (Author/TG) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in…
Descriptors: Achievement, Addition, Cognitive Development, Educational Assessment
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Carpenter, Thomas P.; And Others – Arithmetic Teacher, 1976
The performance of 13 and 17-year-olds on National Assessment items involving computation with fractions is reviewed, together with findings from related research. Recommendations for improving instruction are offered. (SD) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results (Interpretation).
Descriptors: Addition, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Fractions
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Rathmell, Edward C. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1980
An analysis is presented of pupil responses to several items on the second National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics survey which focused on the concepts and models of the fundamental operations. (MP) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results (Interpretation).
Descriptors: Addition, Division, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education
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Post, Thomas R. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1981
The results of exercises related to fractions on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for 9- and 13-year-olds are reported. This discussion is followed by suggestions on ways to help students be more successful when adding fractions. (MP)
Descriptors: Addition, Elementary Secondary Education, Fractions, Mathematics Education