Children's Understanding of the Commutative Law of Addition.

Bermejo, Vicente; Rodriguez, Purificacion

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ERIC Number: EJ468034

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Publication Date: 1993

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Children's Understanding of the Commutative Law of Addition.

Bermejo, Vicente; Rodriguez, Purificacion

Learning and Instruction, v3 n1 p55-72 1993

Comprehension and development of the commutative law of addition by children were studied through commutative tasks completed by 72 children aged 5 to 8 years in Madrid (Spain). Results show that children focus mainly on addends in judging equivalence of commuted pairs. A five-level model of understanding of commutativity is proposed. (SLD)

Descriptors: Addition, Children, Comprehension, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Mathematical Concepts, Models

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Spain (Madrid)

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