Prealgebra Students' Knowledge of Algebraic Tasks with Arithmetic Expressions [electronic resource] / Seth Chaiklin and Sharon B. Lesgold.

Knowledge about the structure of arithmetic expressions enables people to reason effectively about such expressions, including an ability to judge equivalence under transformations. This paper reports an empirical study of six middle-school children who judged the equivalence of three sets of three-...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Chaiklin, Seth
Corporate Author:	University of Pittsburgh. Learning Research and Development Center
Other Authors:	Lesgold, Sharon B.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1984.
Subjects:	Algebra. Arithmetic. Cognitive Processes. Educational Research. Elementary Education. Elementary School Mathematics. Error Patterns. Grade 6. Grade 8. Interviews. Mathematics Curriculum. Mathematics Instruction. Middle Schools. Patterns in Mathematics. Transformations (Mathematics)