Types of Error and Checking Strategies in Calculator Work.

Thompson, Ian

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Types of Error and Checking Strategies in Calculator Work.

Thompson, Ian

Mathematics in School, v10 n4 p16-18 Sep 1981

A distinction is made between estimation and checking, and an analysis of standard errors made on calculators when pupils are checking answers is given. (MP)

Descriptors: Calculators, Computation, Elementary Secondary Education, Error of Measurement, Error Patterns, Mathematics Education, Problem Solving

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