Insights Fourth and Fifth Graders Bring to Multiplication and Division with Decimals.

Graeber, Anna O.; Tirosh, Dina

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Publication Date: 1990

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Insights Fourth and Fifth Graders Bring to Multiplication and Division with Decimals.

Graeber, Anna O.; Tirosh, Dina

Educational Studies in Mathematics, v21 n6 p565-88 Dec 1990

Described are the conceptions held by United States and Israeli students about multiplication and division that may impede their work with decimals. Included are the introduction, method, division and multiplication task results, and the implications for education and textbook development. (KR)

Descriptors: Arithmetic, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Foreign Countries, Fractions, Grade 4, Grade 5, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Skills, Misconceptions, Problem Solving, Word Problems (Mathematics)

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Israel

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