Download full textERIC Number: ED489634
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Publication Date: 2004-Jul
Pages: 8
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Children's Development of Structure in Early Mathematics
Mulligan, Joanne; Prescott, Anne; Mitchelmore, Michael
International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 28th, Bergen, Norway, July 14-18, 2004
In a descriptive study of 103 grade 1 children, including 16 longitudinal case studies, we investigated the use of mathematical structure across a range of mathematical tasks. Children's structural development was inferred from their imagistic representations, supported by analysis of problem-solving behavior during videotaped task-based clinical interviews. We describe with examples how internal representational systems change through four stages of structural development. (Contains 1 table and 4 figures.) [For complete proceedings, see ED489538.]
Descriptors: Grade 1, Mathematics Instruction, Longitudinal Studies, Case Studies, Problem Solving, Mathematical Concepts, Young Children, Mathematics Skills, Developmental Stages, Elementary School Mathematics, Foreign Countries, Organization
International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 35 Aandwind Street, Kirstenhof, Cape Town, 7945, South Africa. Web site: http://igpme.org.
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Speeches/Meeting Papers
Education Level: Grade 1
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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