Right Answer--Wrong Method.

Harris, Whitney, Jr.

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ERIC Number: EJ314450

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Publication Date: 1985

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Right Answer--Wrong Method.

Harris, Whitney, Jr.

Mathematics and Computer Education, v19 n1 p49-51 Win 1985

An example is given of how to help students who have obtained a correct answer by a wrong method. They are asked to suppose that a child has found an easy method for division, and eventually write a computer program to show the correct method. (MNS)

Descriptors: College Mathematics, Computer Software, Division, Elementary School Mathematics, Higher Education, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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