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Problems with the Basic Facts May Not Be the Problem.

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Brumfield, Robert D.; Moore, Bobby D. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1985

Fourth-grade students in Title I mathematics took 40-problem tests to determine types of persistent errors made in addition and subtraction. Tests, administered to 117 students (addition) and 104 students (subtraction), were analyzed for basic fact, random, or procedural errors. Findings are reported and discussed, and recommendations for…

Descriptors: Addition, Comprehension, Elementary School Mathematics, Error Patterns

Mistakes in Mathematics--Terrible or Trivial?

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Perry, Leland M. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1990

Examines a variety of mistakes found in published materials and practiced by classroom teachers. Provides examples of mistakes in reading time, place value, price notation, geometry, and language. (YP)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Error Patterns, Language Usage