Factors affecting the process of proficient mental addition and subtraction: Case studies of flexible and inflexible computers

Journal of Mathematical Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 443-463

  Heirdsfield, Ann M ^a   Cooper, Tom J ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Addition; Mental computation; Subtraction

Indexed keywords

EID: 10144260614     PISSN: 07323123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmathb.2004.09.005     Document Type: Article

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