Representations of Proportional Relationships: Are Children Part-Part or Part-Whole Reasoners?.

Singer, Janice Ann; Resnick, Lauren B.

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Publication Date: 1992

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Representations of Proportional Relationships: Are Children Part-Part or Part-Whole Reasoners?

Singer, Janice Ann; Resnick, Lauren B.

Educational Studies in Mathematics, v23 n3 p231-46 Jun 1992

Describes a study to determine middle school children's representational strategies to form part-whole or part-part relationships for relational numbers such as proportions, ratios, or fractions. Quantitative and qualitative analysis revealed that children prefer a part-part representation to solve relational quantity problems. (15 references) (MDH)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Learning Strategies, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Education, Middle Schools, Probability, Problem Solving, Rational Numbers, Ratios (Mathematics), Thinking Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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