Do They Know What They Are Doing? Children's Use of Economical Addition Strategies and Knowledge of Commutativity.

Cowan, Richard; Renton, Margaret

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ERIC Number: EJ569459

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Publication Date: 1996

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Do They Know What They Are Doing? Children's Use of Economical Addition Strategies and Knowledge of Commutativity.

Cowan, Richard; Renton, Margaret

Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, v16 n4 p407-20 Dec 1996

Reports on two studies that use new tasks to compare English children's use of strategies that reverse the order of addends in solving addition problems. Shows that knowledge of commutativity among young children is widespread, but does not establish a direct link between this knowledge and children's choice of addition strategies. (DSK)

Descriptors: Addition, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Foreign Countries, Logical Thinking, Mathematics Education, Primary Education, Problem Solving

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)

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