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ERIC Number: EJ495287
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0256-8543
Children's Constructions of Fractions and Their Implications for Classroom Instruction.
D'Ambrosio, Beatriz S.; Mewborn, Denise Spangler
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, v8 n2 p150-61 Spr-Sum 1994
Comments on the Fraction Project presented in this same issue. Suggests that it has uncovered many implications for instruction. However, there are limitations as the proposed setting is restricted by the present school circumstances. Concludes that better learning will not come from finding better ways for teachers to instruct but from giving the learner better opportunities or construct. (AA)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Fractions, Learning Activities, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Materials, Number Concepts, Problem Solving
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Knowledge Acquisition