Place Value: An Explanation of Its Difficulty and Educational Implications for the Primary Grades.

Kamii, Constance

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Publication Date: 1986

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Place Value: An Explanation of Its Difficulty and Educational Implications for the Primary Grades.

Kamii, Constance

Journal of Research in Childhood Education, v1 n2 p75-86 Aug 1986

Investigates children's difficulty in understanding (numerical) place value. A counting and estimating task, based on Piaget's number theory, was devised to determine if children in grades one through five evidenced this construction. (Author/BB)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Developmental Stages, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts, Piagetian Theory, Primary Education

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Switzerland (Geneva)

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