Inconsistency in Addition and Subtraction Strategies.

Beentjes, J. W. J.; Jonker, V. H.

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Publication Date: 1987

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Inconsistency in Addition and Subtraction Strategies.

Beentjes, J. W. J.; Jonker, V. H.

Journal of Experimental Education, v56 n1 p4-7 Fall 1987

Second and third graders from six Dutch elementary schools (N = 168) solved two sets of almost identical addition and subtraction sums at a two-week interval. Inconsistency in strategies, which characterized half the subjects, was related to unfamiliar sums and resulted in misinterpreted errors. (TJH)

Descriptors: Addition, Arithmetic, Elementary School Students, Error Patterns, Grade 2, Grade 3, Mathematics Tests, Problem Sets, Problem Solving, Subtraction

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands

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