Characteristics of Unskilled and Skilled Mental Calculators.

Hope, John A.; Sherrill, James M.

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ERIC Number: EJ349886

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Publication Date: 1987

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Characteristics of Unskilled and Skilled Mental Calculators.

Hope, John A.; Sherrill, James M.

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v18 n2 p98-111 Mar 1987

Four methods of solutions and 12 calculative strategies were found from introspective reports of 15 skilled and 15 unskilled students in grades 11 and 12 doing mental multiplication. Unskilled students used strategies more suited to written than mental computation, while skilled students used strategies based on number properties. (MNS)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computation, Educational Research, Error Patterns, Mathematics Instruction, Mental Computation, Multiplication, Research Reports, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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