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Plunkett, Stuart – Mathematics in School, 1979
It is suggested that the reasons for teaching the standard written algorithms for calculations are not out of date. Alternative algorithms, such as mental algorithms, calculators, and nonstandard written methods, are discussed. (MP)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Calculators, Computation, Elementary Education
Suydam, Marilyn N., Ed.; Kasten, Margaret L., Ed. – 1980
Fourteen research reports related to mathematics education are abstracted and analyzed. Two of the reports deal with teacher education, two with problem solving, three with basic operations, and one each with learning disabled students, rational numbers, proportional reasoning, counting, teacher effectiveness, group cooperation on mathematical…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Elementary Secondary Education, Games, Learning Disabilities