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Laupa, Marta; Becker, Joe – Cognitive Development, 2004
Arithmetic algorithms include two types of rules: conventional rules that may be changed by authority, and may legitimately vary from one classroom or country to another (e.g. putting the sum below, rather than above, the numbers added) and logical rules that involve the logic of the algorithm. Changes in the logical rules produce incorrect…
Descriptors: Mathematical Concepts, Arithmetic, Mathematical Logic, Symbols (Mathematics)