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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Relationships between Visual Static Models and Students' Written Solutions to Fraction Tasks
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Anderson-Pence, Katie L.; Moyer-Packenham, Patricia S.; Westenskow, Arla; Shumway, Jessica; Jordan, Kerry – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2014
The purpose of this study was to deconstruct the relationship between visual static models and students' written solutions to fraction problems using a large sample of students' solutions. Participants in the study included 162 third-grade and 209 fourth-grade students from 17 different classrooms. Students' written responses to…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Models, Visual Aids, Problem Solving
Engaging Elementary Students with Mathematical Processes during Assessment: What Opportunities Exist in Tests Accompanying Published Curricula?
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Hunsader, Patricia D.; Thompson, Denisse R.; Zorin, Barbara – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2013
In this paper, we present a framework used to analyze the extent to which assessments (i.e., chapter tests) accompanying three published elementary grades 3-5 curricula in the United States provide students with opportunities to engage with key mathematical processes. The framework uses indicators for five criteria to assess the processes of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Tests
An Experience of Social Rising of Logical Tools in a Primary School Classroom: The Role of Language
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Coppola, Cristina; Mollo, Monica; Pacelli, Tiziana – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2011
In this paper we explore the relationship between language and developmental processes of logical tools through the analysis at different levels of some "linguistic-manipulative" activities in a primary school classroom. We believe that this kind of activities can spur in the children a reflection and a change in their language representation.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Development, Elementary Education, Grade 4