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ERIC Number: EJ312691
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Order and Equivalence of Rational Numbers: A Cognitive Analysis.
Post, Thomas R.; And Others
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v16 n1 p18-36 Jan 1985
Fourth-grade students' understanding of the order and equivalence of fractions was investigated in an 18-week teaching experiment. Three related characteristics of thinking are hypothesized to be related to success of such tasks, involving flexibility and reasoning that becomes increasingly independent of specific concrete embodiments. (MNS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Fractions, Grade 4, Manipulative Materials, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Instruction, Rational Numbers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Mathematics Education Research