Use of Compensation for Addition-Subtraction and Multiplication-Division by Eleven-Year-Old Pupils.

Demby, Agnieszka

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Publication Date: 1993

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Use of Compensation for Addition-Subtraction and Multiplication-Division by Eleven-Year-Old Pupils.

Demby, Agnieszka

Educational Studies in Mathematics, v24 n3 p239-49 1993

A class of 32 fourth graders, who studied inverse operations in grades 1-3, was given 3 written tests, each followed by an interview, to see how well they could simplify computations using inverse operations. Most could not evaluate 28 + 75 - 75, for example, without performing all operations. (GW)

Descriptors: Arithmetic, Computation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Foreign Countries, Grade 4, Learning Strategies, Mathematical Aptitude, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Education, Middle School Students, Number Concepts

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Language: French

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