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Peer reviewedRuthven, Kenneth – British Educational Research Journal, 1998
Examines the use of mental, written, and calculator strategies of numerical computation by 56 upper primary students. Finds that students introduced to a "calculator-aware" curriculum make greater use of mental computation, particularly multiplication strategies based on distribution and compensation. Notes implications for models of…
Descriptors: Calculators, Computation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
