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ERIC Number: EJ636041
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1954
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Understanding the Concepts of Proportion and Ratio Constructed by Two Grade Six Students.
Singh, Parmjit
Educational Studies in Mathematics, v43 n3 p271-92 2000
Reports on a study designed to construct an understanding of two grade 6 students' proportional reasoning schemes. Finds that two mental operations, unitizing and iterating, play an important role in students' use of multiplicative thinking in proportion tasks. (Author/MM)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Grade 6, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Education, Ratios (Mathematics)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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