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Pothier, Yvonne; Sawada, Daiyo – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1989
The focus of this article is on the verification processes children use when assessing the equality of parts produced by them when partitioning geometric shapes. Different processes and children's verbal proofs of equality are presented. Activities for mathematics instruction are suggested. (YP)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Fractions
