Error patterns in computation; using error patterns to improve instruction, 8th ed.

ISBN: 0130270938

TITLE: Error patterns in computation; using error patterns to improve instruction, 8th ed.

AUTHOR: Ashlock, Robert B.

PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall

PUBLISH DATE: 2002

PAGES: 302

PRICE: $25.00

BINDING: Paperback

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION: QA135

REVIEW: Writing for mathematics teachers, Ashlock (Covenant College) explains how to detect the systematic errors many students make when computing with paper and pencil, suggests reasons they may have learned erroneous procedures, and offers strategies for helping them. The editions from 1972 to 1990 were published by Merrill; the 1994 seventh by Merrill/Macmillan. There is no index. (©2002 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR)