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ERIC Number: EJ231175
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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Modes of Instruction for Teaching Linear Measurement Skills.
Smith, Susan R.; And Others
Journal of Educational Research, v73 n3 p151-54 Jan-Feb 1980
Instruction of linear measurement skills to first and second graders is found to be more effective when taught in a manipulative context than in a graphic context. No differences are observed between manipulative and abstract instructional methods. (JMF)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Experiential Learning, Manipulative Materials, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education, Measurement, Metric System, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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