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ERIC Number: EJ731170
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 13
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0885-2014
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Individual Differences in Children's Addition and Subtraction Knowledge
Canobi, Katherine H.
Cognitive Development, v19 n1 p81-93 Jan-Mar 2004
Relations among patterns of conceptual and procedural knowledge and grade were examined in 90 six- to eight-year-olds in order to explore addition and subtraction development. Conceptual knowledge was assessed by examining children's responses to pairs of problems reflecting various part-whole relations. Children solved related problems as part of a Problem-solving Task, judged, and explained part-whole relations in a Judgement Task. Children also solved a random set of addition and subtraction problems. Distinct profiles of problem-solving were derived from an analysis of children's speed, accuracy and self-reported problem-solving procedures on unrelated problems. Problem-solving profiles were associated with individual differences in part-whole knowledge and grade level but grade and part-whole knowledge were not related. Findings suggest that identifying profiles of procedural and conceptual knowledge is important for understanding children's mathematical development.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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