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Miller, William A. – Sch Sci Math, 1969
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Computation, Instruction, Integers
Hallden-Abberton, Patti; Waits, Bert K. – MATYC Journal, 1978
A program is presented which enables a programable calculator to become a device to check the arithmetic computational skills of students. (MP)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Calculators, Computation, Elementary Secondary Education
Moakes, A. J. – Mathematical Gazette, 1971
Descriptors: Arithmetic, College Mathematics, Computation, Computers

Usiskin, Zalman – Mathematics Teacher, 1978
A case is made against the major argument which implies that the use of a calculator for arithmetic problems that can be done by hand will prevent a student from being able to do arithmetic when the calculator is absent. (MN)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Basic Skills, Calculators, Computation
Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City. Adult Education and Community Service Section. – 1982
These materials were developed in response to the Utah State Board of Education's new high school graduation requirements, particularly as they relate to the identification, teaching, and assessment of certain basic functional competencies. The document has been compiled as a guide and aid to mathematics teachers. Thirty competencies have been…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Arithmetic, Basic Skills, Computation

Austin, Joe Dan – School Science and Mathematics, 1982
An overview is provided of the current literature on mathematical learning of children with a learning disability. Mathematics for the population viewed is seen to mean mainly arithmetic. It is felt more research is clearly needed on teaching arithmetic to children with a learning disability. (MP)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Basic Skills, Computation, Educational Research
Reeve, W. D., Ed. – 1935
In the first chapter Brownell critically examines the psychological bases of the three most common theories of arithmetic instruction: drill, incidental learning, and meaning. In chapter 2 the results of a nation-wide survey of actual teaching practices are reported. Chapter 3 presents a contrast between "informational arithmetic" and…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Cognitive Development, Computation, Elementary School Mathematics
Suydam, Marilyn N.; Dessart, Donald J. – 1976
This booklet was written to provide elementary-school teachers with an overview of some of the research results related to the development of computational skills, together with ideas for classroom activities which have grown out of research projects. The booklet is organized into twelve sections, the first of which is devoted to delineating the…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Arithmetic, Basic Skills, Computation