Mental Computation and Estimation: Implications for mathematics education research, teaching and learning

Mental calculations and estimations are basic, everyday skills that are essential for real-life arithmetic operations and number sense. This book presents a much needed overview and analysis of mental computation and estimation, drawing on contemporary research and empirical studies that were conducted on students, teachers and adults to cover all aspects of this complex field.

Mental Computation and Estimation analyses the implications that are involved in the research, teaching and learni...