If we consider the gap between mathematics at elementary and secondary levels, and the logical nature of the higher level, it is important that aspects of children's logical development in the latter grades in elementary school be clarified. We focused on 5th graders' learning "division with decimals" as it is known to be difficult to…

Noting that young children are capable of surprisingly complex forms of mathematical thinking and learning, this book presents a collection of articles depicting children discovering mathematical ideas, teachers fostering students' informal mathematical knowledge, adults asking questions and listening to answers, and researchers examining…

The first volume of the 29th annual conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education contains plenary lecture and research forum papers as listed below. Short oral communications papers, poster presentations, brief summaries of discussion groups, and working sessions are also included in the volume. The plenary…