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A case for fingering in mental arithmetic
Citation
Chong, T. H., Yeap, L. L., & Fong, H. K. (1996). A case for fingering in mental arithmetic. The Mathematics Educator, 1(2), 129-134.
Author
Chong, Tian Hoo
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Yeap, Lay Leng
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Fong, Ho Kheong
Abstract
Fingering is a technique in performing calculating tasks which involves only the use of the fingers on both our hands. In this article, we put forward our case for using the fingering technique in doing mental arithmetic by listing its strengths and advantages over the conventional pencil-and-paper algorithmic ways of computation and the calculator.
Date Issued
1996
Publisher
Association of Mathematics Educators
Journal
The Mathematics Educator