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Liu, Chunhui; Xin, Ziqiang; Lin, Chongde; Thompson, Clarissa A. – Educational Psychology, 2013
Researchers debate whether one represents the magnitude of a fraction according to its real numerical value or just the discrete numerosity of its numerator or denominator. The present study examined three effects based on the notion that people possess a mental number line to explore how children represent fractions when they compare fractions…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Arithmetic, Grade 6
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Gillman, Jason L.; Kim, Han S.; Alder, Stephen Craig; Durrant, Lynne H. – Journal of American College Health, 2006
The sample of students completing the National College Health Assessment (NCHA) Survey at the University of Utah differs from the national reference group for the NCHA 2003 in age, employment, residence, and marital status. The purpose of this study is to determine if the defining characteristics of a commuter school increase the risk for suicidal…
Descriptors: Risk, Reference Groups, Marital Status, Suicide