Dddition operation strategies in first grade students:an empirical study
Subject Areas : روان درمانگری
Parirokh Dadsetan
1
(PhD
Islamic Azad University
South Tehran Branch)
Laleh Vahidi
2
(MA in General Psychology)
Farhad Shaghaghi
3
(PhD
Payame Noor University
Tehran - Iran)
Keywords: addition operation strategies, retrieval strategy, backup strategy, rate and correctness of strategy,
Abstract :
The role of instruction on improving rate and correctness of addition operation strategies was analysed. Seventy-one first grader boys were randomly assigned to an experimental and a control group. Form A Test of Individual Differences in Children's Addition Strategy Choices (Kerkman & Siegler, 1997) was administered to both groups to assess mean response time and frequency of correct responses. Over a three month period the experimental group received 15 sessions of forty-five minute instruction on retrieval and backup strategies for addition operations. The control group received none. After the instruction period both groups responded to Form B of the aforementioned test. Results of ANOVA demonstrated that the use of backup strategy significantly increased the frequency of accurate responses in the experimental group.
