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Peer reviewedThornton, E. B. C. – Mathematics in School, 1975
Mathematical concepts and experiences are recalled and organized in a flow chart format. The power of unifying ideas in mathematics often causes this sequence to be forgotten or assigned less importance than it should be. (SD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Flow Charts
Fielker, David S. – Mathematics Teaching, 1976
The author criticizes some highly publicized psychological research on the development of number concepts, arguing that the research was poorly executed and emotively reported. (SD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Learning
Peer reviewedThompson, Patrick W. – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1992
Fourth grade children (n=20) were matched on a pretest and randomly assigned to either a wooden base-10 block or computerized microworld group. Instruction was designed to establish relationships between notation and meaning, extending whole number numeration to decimal numeration. Neither group changed whole-number notational methods nor had…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Decimal Fractions
