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Learning from NAEP Released Items: U.S. Elementary Students' Grasp of Multiplicative Relationships
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Smith, John P., III – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2018
Curricular analysis indicates that the U.S. students are introduced to multiplication in additive terms (as the replication of equal groups and repeated addition). But the virtue of this introduction for supporting students' understanding of the full range of multiplicative relationships is unclear. This paper reports an analysis of all grade 4…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Mathematics Tests, Mathematics Skills, Elementary School Mathematics
Solving Verbal Problems: Results and Implications from National Assessment.
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Carpenter, Thomas P.; And Others – Arithmetic Teacher, 1980
Discussed are the results of the second National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics assessment concerning children's ability to solve verbal problems. The data indicate that the commonly held view that children cannot solve word problems may be an oversimplification. (Author/TG) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in…
Descriptors: Achievement, Addition, Cognitive Development, Educational Assessment
Using Research in Teaching. Notes from National Assessment: Addition and Multiplication with Fractions
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Carpenter, Thomas P.; And Others – Arithmetic Teacher, 1976
The performance of 13 and 17-year-olds on National Assessment items involving computation with fractions is reviewed, together with findings from related research. Recommendations for improving instruction are offered. (SD) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results (Interpretation).
Descriptors: Addition, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Fractions
Concepts of the Fundamental Operations: Results and Implications from National Assessment.
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Rathmell, Edward C. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1980
An analysis is presented of pupil responses to several items on the second National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics survey which focused on the concepts and models of the fundamental operations. (MP) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results (Interpretation).
Descriptors: Addition, Division, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education