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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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Notations, Conventions, and Constraints: Contributions to Effective Uses of Concrete Materials in Elementary Mathematics.
Thompson, Patrick W.
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v23 n2 p123-47 Mar 1992
Fourth grade children (n=20) were matched on a pretest and randomly assigned to either a wooden base-10 block or computerized microworld group. Instruction was designed to establish relationships between notation and meaning, extending whole number numeration to decimal numeration. Neither group changed whole-number notational methods nor had constructed decimal numeration as a numerical system. (MDH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Decimal Fractions, Elementary Education, Grade 4, Instructional Materials, Manipulative Materials, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Materials, Number Systems, Teaching Methods, Whole Numbers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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