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Boby Ho-Hong Ching; Xiang Yu Li; Tiffany Ting Chen – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2024
Background: Recent research showed that cross-notation magnitude knowledge of fractions and decimals was related to better performance in fraction arithmetic, but it remains unclear whether it made an independent contribution to fraction arithmetic longitudinally when other cognitive variables are considered. Aims: To examine the extent to which…
Descriptors: Number Concepts, Fractions, Arithmetic, Young Children
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Geary, David C. – Mathematical Cognition, 1996
Examined effects of problem size in mental addition among elementary children in China (n=104) and Missouri (n=105) and among undergraduates in China (n=26) and Missouri (n=35). For all Missouri subjects and Chinese through first grade, larger-valued numbers took longer and induced more errors. (Author/NBI)
Descriptors: Addition, Adults, Arithmetic, Cognitive Development
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Sun, Wei; Zhang, Joanne Y. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2001
Presents an issue that arises in every country: How can teachers best help children master basic addition and subtraction facts? Discusses how this is handled in China and highlights the impact that language has on how children think about numbers. (KHR)
Descriptors: Addition, Arithmetic, Basic Skills, Computation