Children's Strategy Choices on Complex Subtraction Problems: Individual Differences and Developmental Changes

We examined how children's strategy choices in solving complex subtraction problems are related to grade and to variations in problem complexity. In two studies, third- and fifth-grade children (N≈160 each study) solved multi-digit subtraction problems (e.g., 34–18) and described their solution...

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Main Authors: Sara Caviola, Irene C. Mammarella, Massimiliano Pastore, Jo-Anne LeFevre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01209/full