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Son, Ji-Won; Hu, Qintong; Lim, Woong – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2019
Despite the importance of computational estimation skill for the improvement of number sense, little research exists on preservice teachers' estimation skills and their view on estimation in the US context. This study examined the computational estimation skill of 58 preservice elementary teachers (PSTs) and its relationship to their views of the…
Descriptors: Computation, Mental Computation, Mathematics Instruction, Preservice Teachers
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Graham, Ted; Smith, Paulette – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2004
This paper outlines an experiment in which pupils in Key Stage 2 were encouraged to use graphics calculators, in particular two simple programs, which helped them develop recall of their tables and allowed them to practise multiplication. The pupils responded very well to the calculators and seemed to have been motivated by them. The pupils did…
Descriptors: Multiplication, Graphing Calculators, Foreign Countries, Elementary Education