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Peer reviewedThompson, Ian – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 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
Peer reviewedEngel, Arthur – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1975
The author describes a new graphing algorithm for computing probabilities, and presents problems for these algorithms for use in the classroom. (SD)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computation, Diagrams, Elementary Secondary Education
