Storytelling as Sense-Making: Children's Ideas about Negative Numbers.

Mukhopadhyay, Swapna

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ERIC Number: EJ548104

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Publication Date: 1997

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Storytelling as Sense-Making: Children's Ideas about Negative Numbers.

Mukhopadhyay, Swapna

Hiroshima Journal of Mathematics Education, v5 p35-50 Mar 1997

Examines the performance of children in different grades as they attempt to solve simple equations involving addition and subtraction of integer numbers. The extended task involves creating a story that matches the equations. (DDR)

Descriptors: Arithmetic, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Education, Equations (Mathematics), Foreign Countries, Interdisciplinary Approach, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Japan

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