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Kamii, Constance; Warrington, Mary Ann – Hiroshima Journal of Mathematics Education, 1995
Describes an attempt to encourage fifth- and sixth-graders to invent their own ways of solving problems involving division with fractions. Emphasizes the importance of social interaction in Piaget's constructivism and explains why debate and verification are important for children's construction of logico-mathematical knowledge. (22 references)…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Constructivism (Learning), Division, Elementary Education