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Hecht, Steven A.; Vagi, Kevin J. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2012
The purpose of this study was to explore individual patterns of strengths and weaknesses in children's mathematical knowledge about common fractions. Tasks that primarily measure either conceptual or procedural aspects of mathematical knowledge were assessed with the same children in their fourth- and fifth-grade years (N = 181, 56% female and 44%…
Descriptors: Multivariate Analysis, Concept Formation, Grade 5, Grade 4
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Matthews, Percival; Rittle-Johnson, Bethany – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2009
Explaining new ideas to oneself can promote learning and transfer, but questions remain about how to maximize the pedagogical value of self-explanations. This study investigated how type of instruction affected self-explanation quality and subsequent learning outcomes for second- through fifth-grade children learning to solve mathematical…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis