Instead of Teaching Missing Addends.

Kamii, Constance; Lewis, Barbara A.; Booker, Bobbye M.

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ERIC Number: EJ563279

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Instead of Teaching Missing Addends.

Kamii, Constance; Lewis, Barbara A.; Booker, Bobbye M.

Teaching Children Mathematics, v4 n8 p458-61 Apr 1998

Presents evidence from data on how well five first-grade classes did without any formal instruction showing that if children's numerical reasoning is strong, then formal instruction of missing addends is unnecessary. Explains the findings in light of Piaget's constructivism and discusses educational implications. (ASK)

Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 1, Learning Theories, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts, Piagetian Theory, Primary Education

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Audience: Practitioners; Teachers

Language: English

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