Download full textERIC Number: ED501013
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Publication Date: 2003-Jul
Pages: 8
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"Spontaneous" Mental Computation Strategies
Heirdsfield, Ann M.
International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Paper presented at the 27th International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education Conference Held Jointly with the 25th PME-NA Conference (Honolulu, HI, Jul 13-18, 2003), v3 p55-62
The focus of this study was to investigate mental computation conceptual frameworks that Heirdsfield (2001c) formulated to explain the difference between proficient (accurate and flexible) mental computers and accurate (but not flexible) mental computers. A further aim was to explore the potential for students' developing efficient mental strategies. (Contains 1 table.) [For complete proceedings, see ED500858.]
Descriptors: Mental Computation, Mathematical Logic, Mathematics Instruction, Cognitive Processes, Thinking Skills, Arithmetic, Foreign Countries, Grade 3, Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Mathematics
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Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 3; Grade 4
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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