Mental Computation Performance in Australia, Japan and the United States.

McIntosh, Alistair; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ516836

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Publication Date: 1995

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Mental Computation Performance in Australia, Japan and the United States.

McIntosh, Alistair; And Others

Educational Studies in Mathematics, v29 n3 p237-58 Oct 1995

Study of the performance of nearly 2,000 students in grades 2 through 9 on a variety of mental computation tasks using visual and oral presentation found a wide variation in performance within the sample of each country at each grade level. (33 references) (MKR)

Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Computation, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Skills, Mental Computation, Secondary School Students, Verbal Communication, Visual Aids

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia; Japan; United States

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