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Ngo, Vy; Perez Lacera, Luisa; Closser, Avery Harrison; Ottmar, Erin – Journal of Numerical Cognition, 2023
For students to advance beyond arithmetic, they must learn how to attend to the structure of math notation. This process can be challenging due to students' left-to-right computing tendencies. Brackets are used in mathematics to indicate precedence but can also be used as superfluous cues and perceptual grouping mechanisms in instructional…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Arithmetic, Symbols (Mathematics), Computation
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McNeil, Nicole M.; Chesney, Dana L.; Matthews, Percival G.; Fyfe, Emily R.; Petersen, Lori A.; Dunwiddie, April E.; Wheeler, Mary C. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2012
This experiment tested the hypothesis that organizing arithmetic fact practice by equivalent values facilitates children's understanding of math equivalence. Children (M age = 8 years 6 months, N = 104) were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 practice conditions: (a) equivalent values, in which problems were grouped by equivalent sums (e.g., 3 + 4 = 7, 2…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Grade 3
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Maertens, Norbert; Johnston, James – School Science and Mathematics, 1972
This study attempted to determine the effects of planned parental participation and immediate feedback concerning homework assignments on student achievement in and attitudes toward arithmetic. (CP)
Descriptors: Achievement, Arithmetic, Elementary School Students, Feedback