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ERIC Number: EJ590228
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-6803
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Exploring Students' Conceptual Understanding of the Averaging Algorithm.
Cai, Jinfa
School Science and Mathematics, v98 n2 p93-98 Feb 1998
Examines 250 sixth-grade students' understanding of arithmetic average by assessing their understanding of the computational algorithm. Results indicate that the majority of the students knew the "add-them-all-up-and-divide" averaging algorithm, but only half of the students were able to correctly apply the algorithm to solve a contextualized-average problem. (Author/CCM)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Arithmetic, Computation, Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Grade 6, Mathematics Education, Problem Solving
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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