Children's understanding of successive divisions in different contexts.

A study was conducted to examine under which conditions and at which age level elementary-school children would become aware of the conflict between practical and theoretical considerations in mathematics. Findings indicate that students from grades 4 and 5 did not mention this conflict because the...

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Published in:Journal of Experimental Child Psychology Vol. 61; pp. 153 - 173
Main Authors: Stern, Elsbeth, Mevarech, Zemira R.
Format: Article
Published: Academic Press Inc. March 1996
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