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ERIC Number: EJ641916
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1954
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Normalizing: Children's Activity To Construct Meanings for Trend.
Ainley, Janet; Pratt, Dave; Nardi, Elena
Educational Studies in Mathematics, v45 n1-3 p131-46 2001
Looks back over a number of exploratory studies that have researched young children's construction of meaning for graphs produced from data entered into spreadsheets. Discusses children's use of normalizing, an activity in which children 'correct' data towards some perceived norm. (Author/MM)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Data Analysis, Mathematics Education, Middle Schools, Secondary Education, Spreadsheets, Statistical Analysis, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Special issue: Constructing Meanings from Data.