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Publication Date: 1981-Oct
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Cognitive Capacity Demands of Two Addition Algorithms.
Dashiell, William; Killian, Paul W., Jr.
Perceptual and Motor Skills, v53 n2 p379-82 Oct 1981
Eighteen college students solved addition problems using the Hutchings Low Fatigue Addition Algorithm, which requires a written record of running sums, and the standard algorithm, which does not. Students using the Hutchings algorithm had significantly higher reaction times to a tone, indicating that the Hutchings method requires less cognitive capacity. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Addition, Adolescents, Algorithms, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Computation, Problem Solving, Reaction Time
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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