This paper demonstrates how strategies written according to the FCB quadrant and sextant grids will be superior to those written per textbook formula. As far as could be determined, this is the first time an attempt to measure strategy has been undertaken. Three different ways for writing strategies, and the instrument for measuring their effectiveness, are discussed before demonstrating that when students use the FCB grid superior strategies result.
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