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Peer reviewedGreeno, James G. – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1991
This paper theoretically characterizes number sense as a set of cognitive capabilities for constructing and reasoning within mental models. This perspective provides support for viewing various aspects of number sense as features of students' general condition of knowing about numbers and magnitude, rather than as skills needing specific…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education
