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Peer reviewedWatson, 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
