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Schifter, Deborah – Phi Delta Kappan, 1996
Compares two first-grade teachers' hands-on approaches to teach measurement concepts. One, a constructivist, allowed students to figure out the dimensions of a Mayflower ship outline; the other immediately showed kids how to use a yardstick to estimate a whale's dimensions. Although initially more confused, the first class got more out of their…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Education, Grade 1, Inquiry
