The Psychology of ArithmeticThorndike, Edward L. (Edward Lee)
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The Psychology of Arithmetic
Thorndike, Edward L. (Edward Lee)
Arithmetic -- Study and teaching
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and sixteen more addition examples of nine three-place numbers.
Courtis Test
Arithmetic. Test No. 2. Subtraction
Series B
You will be given four minutes to find the answers to as many
of these subtraction examples as possible. Write the answers
on this paper directly underneath the examples. You are not
expected to be able to do them all. You will be marked for both
speed and accuracy, but it is more important to have your answers
right than to try a great many examples.
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and twenty more tasks of the same sort.
Courtis Test
Arithmetic. Test No. 3. Multiplication
Series B
You will be given six minutes to work as many of these multiplication
examples as possible. You are not expected to be able to do them all.
Do your work directly on this paper; use no other. You will be marked
for both speed and accuracy, but it is more important to get correct
answers than to try a large number of examples.
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and twenty more multiplication examples of the same sort.
Courtis Test
Arithmetic. Test No. 4. Division
Series B
You will be given eight minutes to work as many of these division
examples as possible. You are not expected to be able to do them all.
Do your work directly on this paper; use no other. You will be marked
for both speed and accuracy, but it is more important to get correct
answers than to try a large number of examples.
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and twenty more division examples of the same sort.
SERIES B. MULTIPLICATION SCALE
By Clifford Woody
(1) (3) (4) (5)
3 × 7 = 2 × 3 = 4 × 8 = 23
3
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(8) (9) (11) (12)
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