Learners’ Computational Strategies and Errors Exhibited when Adding and Subtracting Multiple-Digit Whole Numbers in Lower Primary School

This article reports on a qualitative research approach that used learners’ test items as data collecting instruments. It presents 132 South African Grade 4 learners’ work on the addition and subtraction of ten multiple-digit test items and calculation strategies, as well as the documentation of the...

The International Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Learning

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