Mental Computation and Conceptual Understanding.

Blote, Anke W.; Klein, Anton S.; Beishuizen, Meindert

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ERIC Number: EJ610718

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2000

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Mental Computation and Conceptual Understanding.

Blote, Anke W.; Klein, Anton S.; Beishuizen, Meindert

Learning and Instruction, v10 n3 p221-47 Jun 2000

Assessed the strategic flexibility of students in mental arithmetic up to the number 100. Results from 60 Dutch second graders show that students' preference for certain mathematical procedures depend on the number characteristics of the problems, indicating that the students had a good conceptual understanding of numbers and procedures. Actual use of the procedures was somewhat limited. (SLD)

Descriptors: Comprehension, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Mathematical Concepts, Mental Computation, Primary Education, Problem Solving

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands

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