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Vanluydt, Elien; Verschaffel, Lieven; Van Dooren, Wim – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2022
Several studies have shown that children do not only erroneously use additive reasoning in proportional word problems, but also erroneously use proportional reasoning in additive word problems. Traditionally, these errors were contributed to a lack of calculation and discrimination skills. Recent research evidence puts forward an additional…
Descriptors: Preferences, Word Problems (Mathematics), Problem Solving, Error Patterns
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Watson, Ivan – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1980
Diagnostic interviews were conducted with third graders to determine why they made mistakes on sixteen arithmetical tasks. A modified version of the Newman method of analyzing errors is discussed and applied to these interviews. (MP)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Cognitive Development, Computation, Elementary Education