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ERIC Number: EJ216589
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Dec
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The Development in Children and Adolescents of the Construct of Rational Numbers as Operators.
Kieren, T. E.; Southwell, B.
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v25 n4 p234-47 Dec 1979
Children and adolescents tested to determine the development of the operator construct of rational numbers employed different problem-solving strategies depending on test presentation. Three major phases in the rational number construct appear to be a primitive fractional construct, a unit operator phase, and a general operator phase. (SB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Concept Formation, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Fractions, Junior High School Students, Mathematical Concepts, Number Concepts, Rational Numbers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Construct Development; Operators (Mathematics)