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Krajewski, Kristin; Schneider, Wolfgang – Learning and Instruction, 2009
This article reports results of a four-year longitudinal study that investigated the impact of specific and non-specific precursors on mathematical school achievement. Preschool quantity-number competencies (QNC) predicted mathematical achievement in primary school. Furthermore, basic arithmetic fact retrieval in Grade 1 had an impact on early…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Arithmetic, Nonverbal Ability, Kindergarten
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Beishuizen, M.; And Others – Learning and Instruction, 1997
Mental arithmetic strategies were studied with 91 Dutch third graders who computed by splitting off 10s and units in both numbers or counting by 10s up or down from the first unsplit number. Results reveal flexibility in changing between and within strategy use. Implications for instruction are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students