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Low-Stress Algorithms
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Hutchings, Barton – National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Yearbook, 1976
Algorithms for the four basic operations on whole numbers are described; these algorithms provide for sequential recording of all steps in the operations. (SD)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Basic Skills, Curriculum, Elementary Education
The Case for Fractions
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Sawyer, W. W. – Mathematics in School, 1977
In response to an earlier article advocating the elimination of fractions from the curriculum, the author argues for their retention. He points out examples of their use in music and physic, and discusses methods of presenting operations on fractions. (SD)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Change, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics