ERIC Number: ED584210
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Publication Date: 2015-Nov
Pages: 8
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"Natural Resources": Two Case Studies in Early Expressions of Generality
Newman-Owens, Ashley; Brizuela, Bárbara M.; Blanton, Maria; Sawrey, Katharine; Gardiner, Angela Murphy
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (37th, East Lansing, MI, Nov 5-8, 2015)
In this paper, we analyze individual semi-clinical interviews conducted with one kindergarten and one first-grade student. We build on prior research to offer evidence, via excerpts from these interviews, that children as young as kindergarten have a powerful, intuitive sense of generality and indeed naturally draw upon it to reason through mathematical scenarios. We identify within these children's utterances four features of generalizing for which educators might attend. [For the complete proceedings, see ED583989.]
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Interviews, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematical Logic, Mathematical Concepts, Concept Formation, Generalization, Algebra
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. e-mail: pmena.steeringcommittee@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.pmena.org/
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Kindergarten
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1154355
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