Child Development and Pedagogy · Pedagogy
While solving the division problem 72 ÷ 9, a child says, 'I subtracted 9 from 72 until I could not subtract anymore. I did it 8 times, so my answer is 8.' What can be concluded about this child?
- 1The child has neither conceptual understanding nor knowledge of the division algorithm.
- 2The child has a conceptual understanding of division as repeated subtraction.✓
- 3The child is confusing division with subtraction.
- 4The child does not know how to solve division problems.
Correct answer
The child has a conceptual understanding of division as repeated subtraction.
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