Observing Douglas and His Basketball Guys: Assess Math Understanding by Watching Children Play.

Clyde, Jean Anne; Mills, Heidi

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ERIC Number: EJ460114

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Publication Date: 1993

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Observing Douglas and His Basketball Guys: Assess Math Understanding by Watching Children Play.

Clyde, Jean Anne; Mills, Heidi

Dimensions of Early Childhood, v21 n2 p25-26 Win 1993

Describes a seven-year-old boy's activity of drawing pictures of his favorite sport of basketball. The boy's drawing involved the use of proportional reasoning, which requires an understanding of how relationships between objects vary systematically. (BB)

Descriptors: Basketball, Childrens Art, Concept Formation, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Learning Strategies, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Instruction, Primary Education, Probability, Ratios (Mathematics)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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