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ERIC Number: EJ316064
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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The Mini-Society and Mathematical Reasoning: An Explanatory Study.
Ortiz, Ellen; Kourilsky, Marilyn
Social Studies Review, v24 n2 p37-45 Spr 1985
In the Mini-Society program intermediate grade students create their own microcosmic version of an adult economy. This study showed that in addition to increasing students' economic understanding, Mini-Society also improves the students' mathematical reasoning. (RM)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Research, Economics Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Intermediate Grades, Mathematics, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Mini Society (Economics Program)