Are Mathematical Understanding and Algorithmic Performance Related?.

Nesher, Pearla

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ERIC Number: EJ348089

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Publication Date: 1986

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Are Mathematical Understanding and Algorithmic Performance Related?

Nesher, Pearla

For the Learning of Mathematics, v6 n3 p2-9 Nov 1986

The conceptual difference between understanding and algorithmic performance is examined first. Then some dilemmas that flow from these distinctions are discussed. (MNS)

Descriptors: Algorithms, Cognitive Processes, Computation, Decimal Fractions, Educational Research, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods

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Language: English

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