NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ387838
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
Brief Reports: Preservice Teachers' Misconceptions in Solving Verbal Problems in Multiplication and Division.
Graeber, Anna O.; And Others
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v20 n1 p95-102 Jan 1989
Studied were the misconceptions that preservice elementary teachers have about multiplication and division. Results indicated that they are influenced by the same primitive models as students; the most common errors made by both groups are quite similar. (MNS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, College Students, Computation, Concept Formation, Division, Error Patterns, Higher Education, Mathematics Instruction, Misconceptions, Multiplication, Preservice Teacher Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Mathematics Education Research