Does the Number Line Help?.

Carr, Ken; Katterns, Bob

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ERIC Number: EJ309025

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Publication Date: 1984

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Does the Number Line Help?

Carr, Ken; Katterns, Bob

Mathematics in School, v13 n4 p30-34 Sep 1984

This study involved 179 9-year-olds and 352 13-year-olds in New Zealand. Four addition and four subtraction tasks were set to ascertain students' ability to use the number line. Comparison of these data with results from the national assessment in the United States are given. (MNS)

Descriptors: Addition, Educational Research, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Error Patterns, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Instruction, Subtraction

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand

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