Decimal Notation: An Important Research Finding.

Grossman, Anne S.

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Decimal Notation: An Important Research Finding.

Grossman, Anne S.

Arithmetic Teacher, v30 n9 p32-33 May 1983

Difficulties that entering college freshmen showed on a mathematics assessment test are discussed. More students can perform decimal computation than can order decimals. The concept of equivalent decimals should be taught more carefully at every level. (MNS)

Descriptors: College Freshmen, Decimal Fractions, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts, Number Systems, Testing

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