A substituting meaning for the equals sign in arithmetic notating tasks

Three studies explore arithmetic tasks that support both substitutive and basic relational meanings for the equals sign. The duality of meanings enabled children to engage meaningfully and purposefully with the structural properties of arithmetic statements in novel ways. Some, but not all, children...

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Main Authors: Ian Jones, Dave Pratt
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Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/9250
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description Three studies explore arithmetic tasks that support both substitutive and basic relational meanings for the equals sign. The duality of meanings enabled children to engage meaningfully and purposefully with the structural properties of arithmetic statements in novel ways. Some, but not all, children were successful at the adapted task and were able to connect making substitutions of notation with their existing mental calculation strategies.
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spelling rr-article-93674992012-01-01T00:00:00Z A substituting meaning for the equals sign in arithmetic notating tasks Ian Jones (1384110) Dave Pratt (7157777) Arithmetic Children’s strategies Computers Middle grades Pre-algebra 5–8 Three studies explore arithmetic tasks that support both substitutive and basic relational meanings for the equals sign. The duality of meanings enabled children to engage meaningfully and purposefully with the structural properties of arithmetic statements in novel ways. Some, but not all, children were successful at the adapted task and were able to connect making substitutions of notation with their existing mental calculation strategies. 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Text Journal contribution 2134/9250 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/A_substituting_meaning_for_the_equals_sign_in_arithmetic_notating_tasks/9367499 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
spellingShingle Arithmetic
Children’s strategies
Computers
Middle grades
Pre-algebra
5–8
Ian Jones
Dave Pratt
A substituting meaning for the equals sign in arithmetic notating tasks
title A substituting meaning for the equals sign in arithmetic notating tasks
title_full A substituting meaning for the equals sign in arithmetic notating tasks
title_fullStr A substituting meaning for the equals sign in arithmetic notating tasks
title_full_unstemmed A substituting meaning for the equals sign in arithmetic notating tasks
title_short A substituting meaning for the equals sign in arithmetic notating tasks
title_sort substituting meaning for the equals sign in arithmetic notating tasks
topic Arithmetic
Children’s strategies
Computers
Middle grades
Pre-algebra
5–8
url https://hdl.handle.net/2134/9250