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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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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
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Fuson, Karen C.; And Others – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1988
The grade placement of topics in addition and subtraction was compared across the five countries through analysis of textbooks. "Remarkable" uniformity in grade placement was noted for Japan, China, the Soviet Union, and Taiwan, but the United States differed substantially. (MNS)
Descriptors: Addition, Computation, Educational Research, Elementary School Mathematics