Educational Studies in Mathematics

, Volume 18, Issue 2, pp 125–145 | Cite as

Integrated column arithmetic according to progressive schematisation

  • A. Treffers
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Abstract

Following an introduction on the relation between column arithmetic and mental arithmetic in connection with the development of pocket calculators and computers, the characteristics of progressive schematisation are described with regard to column multiplication and column division. In this way, an image is formed of the specific characteristics of this approach to column arithmetic set against the background of traditional “isolated” column arithmetic according to progressive complexity. Research data on the results of the column arithmetic in question are then presented and we close with a summary of this Wiskobas course.

Keywords

Research Data Column Multiplication Mental Arithmetic Pocket Calculator Integrate Column 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • A. Treffers
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  1. 1.State University of Utrecht, OW&OCUtrechtHolland

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