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ERIC Number: EJ242906
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1981-Mar
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Painless Division with Doc Spitler's Magic Division Estimator.
Spitler, Gail
Arithmetic Teacher, v28 n7 p26-27 Mar 1981
An approach to teaching pupils the long division algorithm that relies heavily on a consistent and logical approach to estimation is reviewed. Once learned, the division estimator can be used to support the standard repeated subtraction algorithm. (MP)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Division, Drills (Practice), Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Instructional Materials, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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