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ERIC Number: EJ592152
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1954
The Role of Operation Sense in Transitions from Arithmetic to Algebraic Thought.
Slavit, David
Educational Studies in Mathematics, v37 n3 p251-74 1998-1999
Presents and investigates a theoretical perspective on the development of understandings of mathematical operations with a particular focus on addition. Presents a case study on the development of a young boy and concludes that his attainment of aspects of operation sense supported transitions into algebraic ways of thinking. Contains 46 references. (Author/ASK)
Descriptors: Algebra, Arithmetic, Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Mathematics Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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