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Peer reviewedHutchings, Barton – Arithmetic Teacher, 1975
A new subtraction algorithm is described and illustrated. Research by the author has shown the method to be easier for low achievers, as well as useful as enrichment for average students. (SD)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Enrichment
Smith, Charles Winston, Jr. – 1968
Reported are the results of a study to determine if specific errors in subtraction occur when students demonstrate ability to apply selected decimal numeration system principles. A secondary purpose was to examine and compare errors made by various subsets of the sample population characterized by grade level, arithmetic achievement, mental…
Descriptors: Achievement, Algorithms, Arithmetic, Doctoral Dissertations
Peer reviewedSwart, William L. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1975
Students who were unsuccessful in performing long division were taught to use a successive subtractions algorithm. (SD)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Basic Skills, Division, Elementary School Mathematics
Download full textMacKay, Irene Douglas – 1975
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between a student's confidence in his computational procedures for each of the four basic arithmetic operations and the student's achievement on computation problems. All of the students in grades 5 through 8 in one school system (a total of 6186 students) were given a questionnaire to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement, Algorithms, Computation
Feghali, Issa – 1976
A previous study had confirmed that a substantial number of low achievers in grades 5 through 8 had high algorithmic confidence in each of the four arithmetic operations with whole numbers. The purpose of the present study was to follow up the results through interviewing low achievement-high confidence students in order to ascertain if they…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement, Algorithms, Computation
