Stability and change in children's division strategies

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 224-238

  Robinson, Katherine M ^a   Arbuthnott, Katherine D ^a   Rose, Danica ^a   McCarron, Michelle C ^a   Globa, Carin A ^a   Phonexay, Sylvia D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arithmetic; Division; Problem solving; Strategies

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; RECALL;

AGE FACTORS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CHILD; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MENTAL RECALL; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 33644774742     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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