Ben's Understanding of One-Half.

Watanabe, Tad

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ERIC Number: EJ525114

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Ben's Understanding of One-Half.

Watanabe, Tad

Teaching Children Mathematics, v2 n8 p460-64 Apr 1996

Ben, a good mathematics student, participated in a seven-week study. Describes three tasks that reflect impact of textbooks, real-life connections, and mathematical symbols. Shows that Ben's notion of one-half was task-dependent, concrete, and based on physical actions. (NI)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Fractions, Interviews, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Instruction, Primary Education

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Tests/Questionnaires; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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