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Peer reviewedBoero, Paolo; And Others – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1989
Investigates children's behaviors and conceptual achievements in the transition from informal calculation strategies to a written division algorithm. Describes five different strategies observed in the solution of division problems. Discusses the implications of the children's behavior. (YP)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computation, Division, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedThomas, Robert; Gerofsky, Susan – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1997
Presents the text of a message sent to Susan Gerofsky by Robert Thomas after reading her article on a linguistic and narrative view of word problems in mathematics education. Gerofsky's response is also included. (DDR)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Concept Formation, Educational Change, Educational Strategies
Peer reviewedOtte, Michael – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1990
Compared and contrasted are the concepts intuition and logic. The ideas of conceptual thought and algorithmic thought are discussed in terms of the world as a labyrinth, intuition and time, and the structure of knowledge. (KR)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Algorithms, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes
