Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ485577
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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Report of a Conceptual Change Intervention in Elementary Mathematics.
Connel, Michael L.; Peck, Donald M.
Journal of Mathematical Behavior, v12 n4 p329-50 Dec 1993
Reports results from a project designed to bring about student conceptual change by using multiple modeling and representation as well as links to other areas. Students developed rules as conveniences and meanings for symbols, were active in learning, made interpretations, and had confidence in their thinking. (MKR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Cognitive Style, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Experiential Learning, Fractions, Grade 5, Grade 6, Learning Strategies, Manipulative Materials, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Qualitative Research, Schemata (Cognition), Statistical Analysis, Symbols (Mathematics)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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