Children's Misconceptions about the Multidigit Subtraction Algorithm.

Cauley, Kathleen M.

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ERIC Number: ED294766

Record Type: RIE

Publication Date: 1988

Pages: 10

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Children's Misconceptions about the Multidigit Subtraction Algorithm.

Cauley, Kathleen M.

This study probed children's reasoning about both correct and incorrect but plausible statements of hypothetical children concerning the concepts of subtraction, with the intention of examining misconceptions in greater depth. Eight third graders, 14 fourth graders, and 14 fifth graders were interviewed individually to assess their understanding of regrouping in multidigit subtraction. The results illustrate the firmness of children's misconceptions about the regrouping procedure in particular and place value in general. (PK)

Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computation, Educational Research, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Misconceptions, Subtraction

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Audience: Practitioners; Researchers

Language: English

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Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (New Orleans, LA, April 5-9, 1988).