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Peer reviewedFischbein, Efraim; Schnarch, Ditza – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1997
Describes a study that investigated probabilistic intuitions held by students (N=98) from grade 7 through college through the use of a questionnaire. Of the misconceptions that were investigated, availability was the only one that was stable across age groups. Contains 20 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedGraeber, Anna O.; And Others – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1989
Studied were the misconceptions that preservice elementary teachers have about multiplication and division. Results indicated that they are influenced by the same primitive models as students; the most common errors made by both groups are quite similar. (MNS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, College Students, Computation, Concept Formation
