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Low Achievers' Confidence in Their Computational Algorithms.

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Robitaille, David F.; Sherrill, James M. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1981

Data indicated that high percentages of fifth- through eighth-grade low achievers had high algorithm confidence for the operations of addition, subtraction, and multiplication. A substantial proportion in each grade expressed a low degree of confidence in their computational method for division. (CM)

Descriptors: Algorithms, Computation, Confidence Testing, Elementary Secondary Education

A Comparison of Boys' and Girls' Feelings of Self-Confidence in Arithmetic Computation. Mathematics Education Diagnostic and Instructional Centre (MEDIC) Report No. 3-76.

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Robitaille, David F. – 1976

Boys' and girls' achievement in arithmetic computation was compared with their feelings of self-confidence in performing computations. A total of 2654 girls and 2786 boys from grades 5 through 8 in one school system participated. Each student was given a test to assess the degree of self-confidence in methods of performing the four basic…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement, Algorithms, Computation