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ERIC Number: EJ347277
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Information Processing and Elementary Mathematics.
Pellegrino, James W.; Goldman, Susan R.
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v20 n1 p23-32,57 Jan 1987
An overview is presented of information processing analyses of knowledge and performance in three areas of the elementary mathematics curriculum: basic addition and subtraction facts, complex procedures such as multicolumn subtraction, and the solution of word problems. Theories of the knowledge associated with "expert" performance are discussed. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Addition, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Error Patterns, Information Processing, Learning Disabilities, Learning Theories, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction, Prior Learning, Problem Solving, Subtraction, Word Problems (Mathematics)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: For related documents, see EC 191 505-509.