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ERIC Number: EJ278624
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-Apr
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Reference Count: 0
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Area: Included Topic, Neglected Concept.
Woodward, Ernest; Byrd, Frances
School Science and Mathematics, v83 n4 p343-47 Apr 1983
Almost two-thirds of the eighth graders and preservice elementary teachers tested said that gardens with the same perimeter had the same area. Suggestions for teaching area are given. (MNS)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 8, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Instruction, Measurement, Preservice Teacher Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Area (Mathematics); Mathematics Education Research