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ERIC Number: EJ349885
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Written and Oral Mathematics.
Carraher, Terezinha Nunes; And Others
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v18 n2 p83-97 Mar 1987
Sixteen Brazilian third graders aged 8-13 were given problems involving multidigit computation. School-taught algorithms were likely to be used in school-taught problems, with little carry-over to real problem situations, but resulted in more incorrect answers. (MNS)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Cognitive Processes, Computation, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Research Reports
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Brazil; Mathematics Education Research