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Fuson, Karen C.; Briars, Diane J. – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1990
A learning and teaching approach using base-10 blocks to embody the English named-value system of number words and digit cards to embody the positional base-10 system of numeration is described. Examines the students' understanding and arithmetic skills on the multidigit arithmetic. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Addition, Arithmetic, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Huinker, DeAnn M. – 1992
Children begin school with the ability to use their informal and implicit conceptual knowledge to guide their problem solving, but shift to the use of superficial strategies in their attempts to solve word problems as they progress through school. This paper describes a study designed to investigate the effects of an instructional sequence that…
Descriptors: Addition, Cognitive Style, Division, Grade 4