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ERIC Number: EJ526440
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
Using Games to Understand Children's Understanding.
Dominick, Ann; Clark, Faye B.
Childhood Education, v72 n5 p286-88 1996
Describes how games in elementary school classroom can be used to assess children's mathematical reasoning and provide instruction. Examples of "test questions" to which the teacher already knew the answer and "honest questions" regarding how the student approached the mathematics problems within a game context are given. Games are recommended as useful assessment and instruction opportunities providing meaningful information. (KDFB)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Educational Games, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Evaluation Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Questioning Techniques, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Multiplication War; O No 99
Note: Annual theme issue: "Piagetian Perspectives on Understanding Children's Understanding."