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ERIC Number: EJ534788
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-8251
Elementary Students' Construction and Coordination of Units in an Area Setting.
Reynolds, Anne; Wheatley, Grayson H.
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v27 n5 p564-81 Nov 1996
Reports evidence of construction and coordination of units in a measurement setting using data gathered from four students during individual problem-solving sessions near the end of their fourth-grade year. Proposes the task of measuring two-dimensional regions becomes possible when a student can construct two-dimensional units and coordinate those units. (Author/AIM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Geometric Concepts, Geometric Constructions, Geometry, Grade 4, Mathematics Instruction
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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