Cultural Tools and Mathematical Learning: A Case Study.

Cobb, Paul

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ERIC Number: EJ512631

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Publication Date: 1995

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Cultural Tools and Mathematical Learning: A Case Study.

Cobb, Paul

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v26 n4 p362-85 Jul 1995

Analysis of the role that (n=4) second graders' use of the hundred board played in supporting their conceptual development found that the board did not support the construction of increasingly sophisticated concepts of 10, but did support their ability to reflect on their mathematical activity. (54 references) (Author/MKR)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Manipulative Materials, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Materials, Number Concepts, Place Value

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Language: English

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