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Peer reviewedFischbein, Efraim; And Others – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1985
Over 600 pupils in grades five, seven, and nine in Italian schools were asked to choose the operation needed to solve 26 multiplication and division word problems. The findings seemed to confirm the impact of the repeated addition model on multiplication and of the partitive model on division. (MNS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computation, Division, Educational Research
Peer reviewedBerti, Anna Emilia – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1993
Reports on a study of 43 Italian fifth-graders about their understanding of the functions of banks and the role of monetary interest in banking before and after a lesson on banking. Finds that most children could speak correctly about both deposit and loan interest and their relative amounts after the lesson. (CFR)
Descriptors: Banking, Banking Vocabulary, Business Education, Class Activities
Peer reviewedDe Bernardi, Bianca; Levorato, M. Chiara – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1991
Presents a study of the acquisition and development of information coordination ability. Examines students' composition of texts comparing two cultural groups after reading either one text describing both or a separate text on each. Concludes that older students used more complex information integration levels, whereas all subjects performed…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis
