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ERIC Number: EJ346115
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Computer Simulations and the Transition from Concrete Manipulation of Objects to Abstract Thinking in Elementary School Mathematics.
Berlin, Donna; White, Arthur
School Science and Mathematics, v86 n6 p468-79 Oct 1986
This study investigated the effects of combining interactive microcomputer simulations and concrete activities on the development of abstract thinking in elementary school mathematics. Students in grades 2-4 were assessed on tasks involving designs and patterns. (MNS)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Manipulative Materials, Mathematics Instruction, Microcomputers, Pattern Recognition
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Mathematics Education Research