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ERIC Number: EJ246336
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-May
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Concept or Computation: Students' Understanding of the Mean.
Pollatsek, A.; And Others
Educational Studies in Mathematics, v12 n2 p191-204 May 1981
Data from interviews with pupils who attempted to solve problems involving the appropriate weighing and combining of individual means into an overall mean is reported. For many, dealing with the mean seems to be a computational rather than a conceptual act, with many subjects unable to correctly carry out the task. (MP)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Educational Research, Higher Education, Interviews, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Concepts, Problem Solving, Statistics, Undergraduate Study
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Arithmetic Mean; Mathematics Education Research