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Wright, Bob – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1990
Described is a study designed to extend a theoretical model of children's progression from a perceptual to an abstract concept of number. The implications of this research for the design of mathematics curricula are discussed. (CW)
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Theories, Mathematics Education
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Comiti, Claude; Bessot, Annie – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1987
Teaching sequences designed to develop strategies for comparing numerals in grade two (in France) were analyzed. Children's strategies were noted, and an experiment confirmed underlying misconceptions concerning number. (MNS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Error Patterns