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Bunck, M. J. A.; Terlien, E.; van Groenestijn, M.; Toll, S. W. M.; Van Luit, J. E. H. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2017
Children who experience difficulties with learning mathematics should be taught by teachers who focus on the child's best way of learning. Analyses of the mathematical difficulties are necessary for fine-tuning mathematics education to the needs of these children. For this reason, an instrument for Observing and Analyzing children's Mathematical…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics, Test Reliability, Young Children
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Watson, Silvana Maria R.; Lopes, João; Oliveira, Célia; Judge, Sharon – Journal for Multicultural Education, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this descriptive study is to investigate why some elementary children have difficulties mastering addition and subtraction calculation tasks. Design/methodology/approach: The researchers have examined error types in addition and subtraction calculation made by 697 Portuguese students in elementary grades. Each student…
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Mathematics Instruction
Greenfield, Susan D.; McNeil, Mary E. – Pointer, 1987
An intensive 10-day peer tutor training component is described as a key element in the success of a peer tutoring program in mathematics for 21 low-achieving second graders. Results suggest the program's effectiveness in increasing the speed and accuracy of responses on written speed tests of addition facts. (Author/JW)
Descriptors: Addition, Elementary School Mathematics, Learning Problems, Low Achievement