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ERIC Number: EJ491825
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-8251
The Development of, and Interaction between, Intuitive and School-Taught Ideas about Percent.
Lembke, Linda O.; Reys, Barbara J.
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v25 n3 p237-59 May 1994
Reports on conceptual understanding and solution strategies for percent problems of (n=31) students representing 2 ability levels from grades 5, 7, 9, and 11. Strategies evolved from intuitive to formal and increased in diversity with increasing age. Appendix includes concept and computation interview questions. (Contains 15 references.) (MKR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Concept Formation, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 11, Grade 5, Grade 7, Grade 9, Heuristics, High School Students, Intermediate Grades, Interviews, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Percentage, Problem Solving, Ratios (Mathematics)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Mathematics Education Research; Solution Methods (Mathematics)