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Levenson, Esther; Tsamir, Pessia; Tirosh, Dina – Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 2007
This study investigates two sixth grade students' dilemmas regarding the parity of zero. Both students originally claimed that zero was neither even nor odd. Interviews revealed a conflict between students' formal definitions of even numbers and their concept images of even numbers, zero, and division. These images were supported by practically…
Descriptors: Number Systems, Grade 6, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts