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Peer reviewedMacDonald, Theodore H. – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1976
The long division algorithm approached as repeated subtractions is explained. (DT)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Division, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Peer reviewedGreen, John – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1997
Adapts Stanic and McKillip's ideas for the use of developmental algorithms to propose that the present emphasis on symbolic manipulation should be tempered with an emphasis on the conceptual understanding of the mathematics underlying the algorithm. Uses examples from the areas of numeric computation, algebraic manipulation, and equation solving…
Descriptors: Algebra, Algorithms, Computation, Elementary Secondary Education
