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ERIC Number: EJ476666
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1954
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Understanding the Written Number System: 6 Year-Olds in Argentina and Switzerland.
Sinclair, Anne; Scheuer, Nora
Educational Studies in Mathematics, v24 n2 p199-221 1993
Six-year-olds from Switzerland (n=30) and Argentina (15 middle- and 15 lower-class) were tested for understanding of inequalities between multidigit numbers and place value. Students could explain size relationships better than place value. The three types of children performed differently. (Contains 30 references.) (JAF)
Descriptors: Chi Square, Comparative Testing, Foreign Countries, Inequality (Mathematics), Interviews, Learning Strategies, Manipulative Materials, Mathematics Education, Number Systems, Place Value, Primary Education
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Argentina; Switzerland
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