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Koyama, Masataka – Hiroshima Journal of Mathematics Education, 1994
Tests of computational estimation ability (CEA), strategy (CES), and mental computation ability (MCA) of (n=124) fourth, (n=143) fifth, and (n=84) sixth graders found significant relationships between CEA and MCA and between CEA and CES but not between MCA and CES. (12 references) (Author/MKR)
Descriptors: Computation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Estimation (Mathematics)
Stigler, James W.; And Others – 1990
This study compared the results of group tests of computational skills and tests of knowledge and skills in mathematics between three groups of first and fifth grade students from the United States, Japan, and Taiwan. The battery of tests were constructed after reviewing the mathematics textbooks used in each location and discussing the major…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Computation, Elementary Education