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Order of Operations: On Convention and Met-Before Acronyms
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Zazkis, Rina; Rouleau, Annette – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2018
In our exploration of the order of operations we focus on the following claim: "In the conventional order of operations, division should be performed before multiplication." This initially surprising claim is based on the acronym BEDMAS, a popular mnemonic used in Canada to assist students in remembering the order of operations. The…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts, Teaching Methods, Mnemonics