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ERIC Number: EJ631449
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0965
Kindergartners' Understanding of Additive Commutativity within the Context of Word Problems.
Wilkins, Jesse L. M.; Baroody, Arthur J.; Tiilikainen, Sirpa
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v79 n1 p23-36 May 2001
Investigated kindergartners' unary and binary understanding of additive commutativity using performance on tasks involving change-add-to and part-part-whole word problems, respectively. Found that data were inconsistent with models put forth by Baroody and Gannon and by Resnick and suggest three alternate theoretical explanations. Success on tasks involving change-add-to problems may be the more rigorous test of additive commutativity understanding. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Kindergarten Children, Mathematical Concepts, Models, Theories, Word Problems (Mathematics)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Commutativity Principle (Mathematics)