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Strategy Use and Estimation Ability of College Students.
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Levine, Deborah R. – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1982
Relations among the number and types of strategies used by 89 college students when estimating, quantitative ability, and computational estimation ability were investigated. Students of relatively high quantitative ability were found to be better estimators and used more strategy types. (MP)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cognitive Processes, Computation, Educational Research
Calculator Algorithms for Fractions with Community College Students.
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Hector, Judith H.; Frandsen, Henry – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1981
Results of this study indicated calculator algorithms can serve as an effective alternative instructional strategy where computational skill is an instructional goal. (MP)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Basic Skills, Calculators, College Mathematics
Determining the Best Predictors of Success and of Time of Completion or Dropout in an Individualized Course in Arithmetic at a Community College
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Dahlke, Richard M. – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1974
This study identified significant predictors of whether or not students completed a self-paced, mastery-oriented arithmetic course. Under varying conditions, a stepwise discrimination procedure identified 11 significant predictors. Precourse arithmetic computation achievement was the best while 7 others related to students' reasons for enrolling…
Descriptors: Achievement, Basic Skills, College Mathematics, Community Colleges