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Addition through Palindromes.
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Nichol, Margaret – Arithmetic Teacher, 1978
Reviewing addition through the use of palindromes is discussed. A rule for converting any number into a palindrome is presented. (MP)
Descriptors: Addition, Algorithms, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Method or Justification?
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Quast, W. G. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1972
A distinction is made between an algorithm and the justification for the algorithm. Examples of both are given for the operations with whole numbers. (DT)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Elementary School Mathematics, Instruction, Mathematics Education
A Seven-Year-Old's Subtraction Technique.
Davies, H. B. – Mathematics Teaching, 1978
Described is a case in which a young student stumbles upon the "integer" technique for subtraction which differs from the techniques of decomposition and equal addition. (MN)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Instruction
The Fourth Operation is not Fundamental
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Zweng, Marilyn J. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1972
The role of division of whole numbers in problem solving and the implications for teaching division computation are examined. Deleting the teaching of division facts, and obtaining solutions by using multiplication facts, is advocated. (DT)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Division, Elementary School Mathematics, Instruction
What can a Teacher Learn About a Pupil's Thinking Through Oral Interviews?
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Lankford, Francis G., Jr. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1974
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computation, Elementary School Mathematics, Fractions
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
Classroom Ideas from Research on Computational Skills.
Suydam, Marilyn N.; Dessart, Donald J. – 1976
This booklet was written to provide elementary-school teachers with an overview of some of the research results related to the development of computational skills, together with ideas for classroom activities which have grown out of research projects. The booklet is organized into twelve sections, the first of which is devoted to delineating the…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Arithmetic, Basic Skills, Computation