Computational Estimation Strategies Used by High School Students of Limited Computational Estimation Ability

Computational Estimation Strategies Used by High School Students of Limited Computational Estimation Ability

The problem of this study was to investigate the strategies used by high school students of limited estimation ability for the estimation of the answers to computational problems. The Assessing Computational Estimation Test was administered to 460 students, and 40 of them were selected for interview...

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Main Author: Brame, Olene Harris
Other Authors: Miller, James R.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: North Texas State University 1986
Subjects:
estimation strategies
computational estimation
pencil-and-paper estimates
high school students
Mental arithmetic.
Online Access:https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331243/
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spelling ndltd-unt.edu-info-ark-67531-metadc3312432017-03-17T08:41:07Z Computational Estimation Strategies Used by High School Students of Limited Computational Estimation Ability Brame, Olene Harris estimation strategies computational estimation pencil-and-paper estimates high school students Mental arithmetic. The problem of this study was to investigate the strategies used by high school students of limited estimation ability for the estimation of the answers to computational problems. The Assessing Computational Estimation Test was administered to 460 students, and 40 of them were selected for interviews. Each student interviewed was asked to estimate the answers to fourteen computation and application problems. North Texas State University Miller, James R. Brookshire, William K. Allen, John Ed, 1937- Hinely, Reginald T. 1986-05 Thesis or Dissertation vi, 175 leaves: ill. Text local-cont-no: 1002715815-Brame call-no: 379 N81d no. 2467 untcat: b1356070 oclc: 14715117 https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331243/ ark: ark:/67531/metadc331243 English Public Brame, Olene Harris Copyright Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.
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topic estimation strategies
computational estimation
pencil-and-paper estimates
high school students
Mental arithmetic.
spellingShingle estimation strategies
computational estimation
pencil-and-paper estimates
high school students
Mental arithmetic.
Brame, Olene Harris
Computational Estimation Strategies Used by High School Students of Limited Computational Estimation Ability
description The problem of this study was to investigate the strategies used by high school students of limited estimation ability for the estimation of the answers to computational problems. The Assessing Computational Estimation Test was administered to 460 students, and 40 of them were selected for interviews. Each student interviewed was asked to estimate the answers to fourteen computation and application problems.
author2 Miller, James R.
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Brame, Olene Harris
author Brame, Olene Harris
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title Computational Estimation Strategies Used by High School Students of Limited Computational Estimation Ability
title_short Computational Estimation Strategies Used by High School Students of Limited Computational Estimation Ability
title_full Computational Estimation Strategies Used by High School Students of Limited Computational Estimation Ability
title_fullStr Computational Estimation Strategies Used by High School Students of Limited Computational Estimation Ability
title_full_unstemmed Computational Estimation Strategies Used by High School Students of Limited Computational Estimation Ability
title_sort computational estimation strategies used by high school students of limited computational estimation ability
publisher North Texas State University
publishDate 1986
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