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Ralston, Goldie T. – 1982
This practicum was designed to improve and increase the problem-solving skills of third-grade students. Using a specially designed 20-item test consisting of mathematical word problems, a preassessment was made of the addition and subtraction skills of 843 third-grade students from high, middle, and low socioeconomic levels in four Florida…
Descriptors: Addition, Classroom Research, Elementary School Students, Grade 3
Peer reviewedCarey, Deborah A. – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1991
A study asked 24 first grade children from 3 different classes to write number sentences and select appropriate alternative number sentences for addition and subtraction word problems. Results indicated that children could be characterized into five clusters according to their flexibility in accepting alternative number sentences and that…
Descriptors: Addition, Arithmetic, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
