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Children's Knowledge of Common and Decimal Fractions.

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Hiebert, James – Education and Urban Society, 1985

Many elementary and junior high school students do not become proficient with common and decimal fractions because they have established few connections between the form they learn in the classroom and understandings they already have. (Author/GC)

Descriptors: Decimal Fractions, Elementary Secondary Education, Fractions, Knowledge Level

How Children Solve Simple Word Problems.

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Carpenter, Thomas P. – Education and Urban Society, 1985

Children's solutions to simple word problems requiring addition or subtraction skills develop through four stages: (1) modeling with objects; (2) utilization of both modeling and counting strategies; (3) reliance on counting strategies; and (4) reliance on number facts. The current primary mathematics curriculum fails to capitilize on rich…

Descriptors: Arithmetic, Informal Education, Learning Processes, Mathematics Curriculum