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Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Information Processing and Elementary Mathematics.
Pellegrino, James W.; Goldman, Susan R.
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v20 n1 p23-32,57 Jan 1987
An overview is presented of information processing analyses of knowledge and performance in three areas of the elementary mathematics curriculum: basic addition and subtraction facts, complex procedures such as multicolumn subtraction, and the solution of word problems. Theories of the knowledge associated with "expert" performance are discussed. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Addition, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Error Patterns, Information Processing, Learning Disabilities, Learning Theories, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction, Prior Learning, Problem Solving, Subtraction, Word Problems (Mathematics)
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Language: English
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Note: For related documents, see EC 191 505-509.
