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ERIC Number: EJ443504
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Korean Children's Understanding of Multidigit Addition and Subtraction.
Fuson, Karen C.; Kwon, Youngshim
Child Development, v63 n2 p491-506 Apr 1992
Examined Korean second and third graders' understanding of multidigit addition and subtraction. Korean children showed exceptional competence in multidigit addition and subtraction, and their solutions were based on quantitative understanding of multidigit numbers. Results are compared to the literature on the performance and conceptual structures of children in the United States. (GLR)
Descriptors: Addition, Arithmetic, Concept Formation, Cultural Differences, Elementary School Students, Family Influence, Foreign Countries, Mathematics, Primary Education, Subtraction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Korea; United States