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Peer reviewedFrench, Doug – Mathematics in School, 1987
Choosing mental, written, or calculator procedures is important for children to learn. Children should be encouraged to be flexible and consider alternatives when doing mental calculation. Developing mental skills, symbols and rules, and numbers in context are each considered. (MNS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
