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Mapping Solutions to an Early Multiplication Word Problem.

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Watson, Jane; Mulligan, Joanne – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 1990

A mapping procedure based on the SOLO Taxonomy developmental model was used to classify the problem-solving strategies of students (n=34) in grades K-2. Only one multiplication problem was used to isolate three components of the problem-solving procedure. (MDH)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Cognitive Style

Inconsistencies in Preservice Elementary Teachers' Beliefs about Multiplication and Division.

Tirosh, Dina; Graeber, Anna O. – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1990

Discussed are preservice elementary teachers' misconceptions and inconsistent beliefs about multiplication and division with decimals. Sources of inconsistencies and recommendations for overcoming inconsistencies are included. (KR)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Arithmetic, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures