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Research into Practice: Number Sense and Nonsense.
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Markovits, Zvia; And Others – Arithmetic Teacher, 1989
The performance of sixth and seventh graders on a variety of tasks involving estimation and reasonableness of results were studied. Also examined was the effect of a short unit of activities on these two topics. Correct answers approximately doubled after instruction. (MNS)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Estimation (Mathematics)