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Direct linkBrown, George; Quinn, Robert J. – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2006
An analysis of the 1990 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) found that only 46 percent of all high school seniors demonstrated success with a grasp of decimals, percentages, fractions and simple algebra. This article investigates error patterns that emerge as students attempt to answer questions involving the ability to apply…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Word Problems (Mathematics), Numbers, National Competency Tests
