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ERIC Number: EJ242954
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Mar
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The Addition Methods of First- and Second-Grade Children.
Houlihan, Dorothy M.; Ginsburg, Herbert P.
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v12 n2 p95-106 Mar 1981
The procedures used by first- and second-grade children in solving addition problems are investigated. The subjects were 56 pupils from a parochial school in Ithaca, New York. The data indicate that first graders add by counting, while second graders use both counting and noncounting methods. (MP)
Descriptors: Addition, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 1, Grade 2
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Mathematics Education Research; Number Operations