Children's Algorithms as Schemes.

Steffe, Leslie P.

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ281780

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1983-May

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: N/A

EISSN: N/A

Available Date: N/A

Children's Algorithms as Schemes.

Steffe, Leslie P.

Educational Studies in Mathematics, v14 n2 p109-25 May 1983

Six seven-year-old children were interviewed to investigate the quality of their solutions to whole-number tasks. Detailed analyses are provided of interviews with a girl who displayed an operative counting scheme (numerical extension) and a boy with a figurative counting scheme (intuitive extension). (MNS)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: English

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A

Author Affiliations: N/A