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Direct linkBarrett, Jeffrey E.; Clements, Douglas H. – Cognition and Instruction, 2003
This article describes how children build increasingly abstract knowledge of linear measurement, emphasizing ways they relate space and number. Assessments indicate children struggle to understand measurement, especially concepts related to complex paths as in perimeter tasks. This article draws on developmental accounts of children's knowledge of…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Cognitive Processes, Constructivism (Learning), Geometric Concepts
