Mental computation performance : strategies, perceptions and gender difference of secondary two students
Mental computation is a useful skill in everyday life and its strategies are related to the understanding of the structure of number system. The objective of this study is to investigate the mental computation performance of secondary two students in Singapore and their mental strategies. The gender...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Theses and Dissertations |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
2009
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/20325 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| id |
sg-ntu-dr.10356-20325 |
|---|---|
| record_format |
dspace |
| spelling |
sg-ntu-dr.10356-203252020-11-01T06:21:35Z Mental computation performance : strategies, perceptions and gender difference of secondary two students Khoo, Ewe Ewe. Foong, Pui Yee National Institute of Education DRNTU::Social sciences::Education::Learning Mental computation is a useful skill in everyday life and its strategies are related to the understanding of the structure of number system. The objective of this study is to investigate the mental computation performance of secondary two students in Singapore and their mental strategies. The gender difference in mental computation performance together with students' perceptions towards mental computation are also studied. In addition, the study examines the relationship between students' school mathematics achievement and their mental computation skills. Master of Education 2009-12-14T09:34:26Z 2009-12-14T09:34:26Z 1997 1997 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/20325 en NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 143 p. application/pdf |
| institution |
Nanyang Technological University |
| building |
NTU Library |
| continent |
Asia |
| country |
Singapore Singapore |
| content_provider |
NTU Library |
| collection |
DR-NTU |
| language |
English |
| topic |
DRNTU::Social sciences::Education::Learning |
| spellingShingle |
DRNTU::Social sciences::Education::Learning Khoo, Ewe Ewe. Mental computation performance : strategies, perceptions and gender difference of secondary two students |
| description |
Mental computation is a useful skill in everyday life and its strategies are related to the understanding of the structure of number system. The objective of this study is to investigate the mental computation performance of secondary two students in Singapore and their mental strategies. The gender difference in mental computation performance together with students' perceptions towards mental computation are also studied. In addition, the study examines the relationship between students' school mathematics achievement and their mental computation skills. |
| author2 |
Foong, Pui Yee |
| author_facet |
Foong, Pui Yee Khoo, Ewe Ewe. |
| format |
Theses and Dissertations |
| author |
Khoo, Ewe Ewe. |
| author_sort |
Khoo, Ewe Ewe. |
| title |
Mental computation performance : strategies, perceptions and gender difference of secondary two students |
| title_short |
Mental computation performance : strategies, perceptions and gender difference of secondary two students |
| title_full |
Mental computation performance : strategies, perceptions and gender difference of secondary two students |
| title_fullStr |
Mental computation performance : strategies, perceptions and gender difference of secondary two students |
| title_full_unstemmed |
Mental computation performance : strategies, perceptions and gender difference of secondary two students |
| title_sort |
mental computation performance : strategies, perceptions and gender difference of secondary two students |
| publishDate |
2009 |
| url |
http://hdl.handle.net/10356/20325 |
| _version_ |
1683493951531646976 |