It pays to compare: An experimental study on computational estimation

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 408-426

  Star, Jon R ^a   Rittle Johnson, Bethany ^b  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparing solution strategies; Computational estimation; Conceptual and procedural knowledge; Flexibility; Learning processes; Mathematics education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MATHEMATICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CHILD; COGNITION; CURRICULUM; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MATHEMATICS;

EID: 61349181792     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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