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ERIC Number: EJ538260
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0732-3123
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An Analysis of Young Children's Strategies and Use of Devices for Length Measurement.
Boulton-Lewis, Gillian M.; And Others
Journal of Mathematical Behavior, v15 n3 p329-47 Sep 1996
Describes a study in which Australian children aged 5-8 years old (N=70) were presented with a range of measurement tasks to determine the strategies and devices that they would choose to use to measure length. Results are in conflict with the normal curriculum sequence. Contains 30 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Geometry, Mathematics, Mathematics Curriculum, Measurement, Problem Solving, Relevance (Education)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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