Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ756734
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Aug
Pages: 0
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1073-5836
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
Zero: A "None" Number?
Anthony, Glenda J.; Walshaw, Margaret A.
Teaching Children Mathematics, v11 n1 p38 Aug 2004
This article discusses the challenges students face in making sense of zero as a number. A range of different student responses to a computation problem involving zero reveal students' different understandings of zero.
Descriptors: Student Reaction, Computation, Mathematics Instruction, Comprehension, Numeracy, Number Concepts
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1502. Tel: 800-235-7566; Tel: 703-620-3702; Fax: 703-476-2970; e-mail: orders@nctm.org; Web site: http://www.nctm.org/publications/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A
