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Download full textThomas, Noel – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2004
A cross-sectional study of 132 Australian rural children from grades K-6 assessed children's understanding of the number system. Task-based interview data exhibited lack of understanding of the base ten system, with little progress made during Grades 5 and 6. Few Grade 6 children used holistic strategies or generalised the structure of the number…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Number Systems, Concept Formation, Cognitive Ability
