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Title:
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SHORTCUT STRATEGY TRAINING FOR ELEMENTARYSCHOOL CHILDRENS CALCULATING ABILITY |
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Author(s):
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Dianzhi Liu , Lu Sun , Wei Luo , Dongjin Zhang |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-48-5 |
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Editors:
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Kinshuk, Demetrios G. Sampson, J. Michael Spector and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2007 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Elementary School Children; Shortcut Calculation; Strategy Training; Utilization Deficiency; Delayed Effect
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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115 |
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Last Page:
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122 |
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Language:
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English |
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Paper Abstract:
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This study compared different strategies used in childrens arithmetic learning. 171 fourth-grade students were grouped
into three equivalent classes. The two experimental classes used expositive and exploratory teaching models of the
shortcut strategy respectively, whereas the controlled group was taught with the teachers own method. We found that
arithmetic speed and performance of the students in the two experimental classes were increased remarkably after the
shortcut strategy training. Moreover, the difference of instructional effect between expositive and exploratory teaching
models was not significant. The result of a delayed post-test conducted in the experimental classes after 45 days showed
that there was no significant difference between the activating test and inactivating test and the utilization deficiency
did not happen among the participants. |
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