Assessing Number Sense of Students in Australia, Sweden, Taiwan, and the United States.

Reys, Robert; Reys, Barbara; McIntosh, Alistair; Emanuelsson, Goran; Johansson, Bengt; Yang, Der Ching

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Publication Date: 1999

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Assessing Number Sense of Students in Australia, Sweden, Taiwan, and the United States.

Reys, Robert; Reys, Barbara; McIntosh, Alistair; Emanuelsson, Goran; Johansson, Bengt; Yang, Der Ching

School Science and Mathematics, v99 n2 p61-70 Feb 1999

Reports selected findings from a study of number-sense proficiency in students aged 8 to 14 years in Australia, Sweden, the United States, and Taiwan. Comments on the meaning and importance of number sense, the development of the assessment instruments, and student responses to the items. Discusses some implications for classrooms. Contains 39 references. (Author/ASK)

Descriptors: Comparative Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Education, Number Concepts, Student Evaluation, Student Reaction, Teaching Methods

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia; Sweden; Taiwan

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