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ERIC Number: EJ317361
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Computational Estimation and Related Mathematical Skills.
Rubenstein, Rheta N.
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v16 n2 p106-19 Mar 1985
Four types of computational estimation were explored in relation to other mathematical skills and sex differences with 309 eighth graders. Open-ended estimation was the most difficult, followed by estimation relative to a reference number and estimation within an order of magnitude. (MNS)
Descriptors: Computation, Educational Research, Estimation (Mathematics), Grade 8, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Mathematics Education Research