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The Distributive Law: A Powerful Aid in the Addition of Fractional Numbers
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Rosenberg, Herman – School Science and Mathematics, 1976
The early use of the distributive law can aid students in learning addition of fractions and provide rapid approaches to computation involving other operations. (SD)
Descriptors: Addition, Algorithms, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Low-Stress Algorithms
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Hutchings, Barton – National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Yearbook, 1976
Algorithms for the four basic operations on whole numbers are described; these algorithms provide for sequential recording of all steps in the operations. (SD)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Basic Skills, Curriculum, Elementary Education
Routine and Meaning in the Mathematics Classroom.
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Steinberg, Heinz – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1989
The question is raised: What comes first: rules of calculation or the meaning of concepts? The pressures on the teacher to teach and simplify knowledge to algorithms are discussed. The relation between conceptual and procedural knowledge in school mathematics and consequences for the teacher's professional knowledge are considered. (DC)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Concept Formation, Decimal Fractions, Elementary School Mathematics
The Benefits of Computer Programming in Developing Algorithmic Thinking.
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Petosa, Rita L. – Mathematics Teacher, 1985
In one school, algorithmic development has been infused in the mathematics curriculum. An example of what occurs in mathematics classes since the teachers began using the computer is given, with two students' conjectures included as well as the algebraic justification. (MNS)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Cognitive Processes, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education
CSMP Mathematics for the Intermediate Grades, Part VI, Teacher's Guide: General Introduction, The World of Numbers, Workbooks, The Languages of Strings and Arrows, Geometry and Measurement, Probability and Statistics. Experimental Version.
Armstrong, Richard; And Others – 1980
This two-volume teacher's guide is to be used with a second-semester, sixth-grade mathematics program. The manner of presentation and the pedagogical ideas and tools are based on the works of Georges and Frederique Papy. They are recognized as having introduced colored arrow drawings ("papygrams") and models of our numeration system (the…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Diagrams, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
CSMP Mathematics for the Upper Primary Grades, Part III, Teacher's Guide: General Introduction, The World of Numbers, The Languages of Strings and Arrows, Geometry and Measurement, Workbooks. Final Experimental Version.
Heidema, Clare; And Others – 1979
This two-volume teacher's guide is to be used with a first-semester, third-grade mathematics program. The program is in large part the outgrowth of involvement with children and was influenced by information gathered in an extended pilot project conducted nationwide during 1975-79. The manner of presentation and the pedagogical ideas and tools are…
Descriptors: Addition, Algorithms, Diagrams, Elementary Education
CSMP Mathematics for the Upper Primary Grades, Part IV, Teacher's Guide: General Introduction, The World of Numbers, The Languages of Strings and Arrows, Geometry and Measurement, Workbooks. Final Experimental Version.
Heidema, Clare; And Others – 1979
This two-volume teacher's guide is to be used with a second-semester, third-grade mathematics program. The program is in large part the outgrowth of involvement with children and was influenced by information gathered in an extended pilot project conducted nationwide during 1975-79. The manner of presentation and the pedagogical ideas and tools…
Descriptors: Addition, Algorithms, Diagrams, Elementary Education