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Gary K. W. Wong; Shan Jian; Ho-Yin Cheung – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
This study examined the developmental process of children's computational thinking using block-based programming tools, specifically algorithmic thinking and debugging skills. With this aim, a group of children (N = 191) from two primary schools were studied for two years beginning from the fourth grade, as they engaged in our block-based…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Computation, Algorithms
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Thompson, 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
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Moldavan, Carla C. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2001
Describes a multicultural enrichment project for 4th graders that highlights number systems and computation algorithms of various cultures. Discusses student responses and reactions. (KHR)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Arithmetic, Computation, Curriculum Design
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Carrier, Carol; And Others – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1985
Students from six fourth-grade classes were paired and randomly assigned to computer or worksheet treatments on multiplication and division. Those using computer-based drill-and-practice programs made greater gains on some tests of basic facts, but had no higher retention of algorithms. (MNS)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Division
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Schliemann, Analucia Dias; And Others – Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 1993
A 14-year-old Brazilian boy in the fourth grade was given 170 problems orally, each asking for the sum of 2 2-digit numbers. Responses indicated he had invented his own algorithm for addition, similar to the school one, based largely on his experiences with money. (Contains 13 references.) (JAF)
Descriptors: Addition, Algorithms, Case Studies, Computation
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Stefanich, Greg P.; Rokusek, Teri – School Science and Mathematics, 1992
Presents a study that analyzed errors made by randomly chosen fourth grade students (25 of 57) while using the division algorithm and investigated the effect of remediation on identified systematic errors. Results affirm that error pattern diagnosis and directed remediation lead to new learning and long-term retention. (MDH)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Arithmetic, Cognitive Development, Computation