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Muthukrishnan, Priyadarshini; Kee, Mong Sze; Sidhu, Gurnam Kaur – International Journal of Instruction, 2019
This study aimed to identify the different types of factual, conceptual and procedural errors among the six-years-old preschool children. The data were collected from 45 children from 3 kindergartens. The children responded to a Math worksheet which had 20 addition problems based on the early numeracy curriculum. The worksheet was validated by two…
Descriptors: Addition, Mathematics Instruction, Error Patterns, Foreign Countries
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Artut, Perihan Dinc – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
This study aims to investigate the mathematical word problem-solving skills of preschool children 5-6 ages. To achieve this objective, the data were collected in four preschools (n = 162). A mathematical word problem test was used as data collection tools. In this study, it was found that the children's skills at solving mathematical word problems…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Mathematics Skills, Problem Solving, Word Problems (Mathematics)
Karp, Karen; Caldwell, Janet; Zbiek, Rose Mary; Bay-Williams, Jennifer – National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2011
What is the relationship between addition and subtraction? How do individuals know whether an algorithm will always work? Can they explain why order matters in subtraction but not in addition, or why it is false to assert that the sum of any two whole numbers is greater than either number? It is organized around two big ideas and supported by…
Descriptors: Subtraction, Mathematics Instruction, Addition, Mathematical Concepts