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ERIC Number: EJ365205
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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The Development of Children's Concepts of the Arithmetic Average.
Strauss, Sidney; Bichler, Efraim
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v19 n1 p64-80 Jan 1988
Reports on a study to determine the development of children's understanding of seven properties of the arithmetic mean and to assess the effects of material used in the testing and the medium of presentation. Some differences were found in children's reasoning. No significant differences were found for materials or medium of presentation. (PK)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Manipulative Materials, Mathematics Tests, Number Concepts, Statistics, Test Format, Testing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Practitioners; Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Averaging (Mathematics); Mathematics Education Research