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Download full textWarren, Elizabeth; Cooper, Tom J. – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2005
This article examines students' ability to use the balance model to solve for unknowns. A teaching experiment was conducted in four Year 3 classrooms. This experiment focused on exploring the application of the balance model as an analogue for representing equations and solving for unknowns. The teaching experiment promoted a shift by students…
Descriptors: Young Children, Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Nonverbal Ability
