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ERIC Number: EJ367982
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Integers as Transformations.
Thompson, Patrick W.; Dreyfus, Tommy
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v19 n2 p115-33 Mar 1988
Investigates whether elementary school students can construct operations of thought for integers and integer addition crucial for understanding elementary algebra. Two sixth graders were taught using a computer. Results included both students being able to construct mental operations for negating arbitrary integers and determining sign and magnitude of a sum. (PK)
Descriptors: Computation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Instructional Innovation, Integers, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts, Numbers, Transformations (Mathematics)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Mathematics Education Research