How do children come to use a taught mental calculation strategy?

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-18

  Murphy, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Arithmetic; Calculations; Children's mental strategies; Constructivist and participation theories; Direct instruction; Procedural and connected understanding

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543004774     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EDUC.0000028403.25781.79     Document Type: Article

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