First graders' understanding of measurement

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 215-221

  Castle, Kathryn ^a   Needham, Jackie ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sangre Ridge Elementary School   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's understanding; Constructivism; First grade; Mathematics; Measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448954530     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10643-007-0210-7     Document Type: Article

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