'It is Possible to Die Before Being Born'. Negative Integers Subtraction: A Case Study

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Title: 'It is Possible to Die Before Being Born'. Negative Integers Subtraction: A Case Study
Language: English
Authors: Gallardo, Aurora
Source: International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. 2003 2.
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Peer Reviewed: N
Physical Description: PDF
Page Count: 8
Publication Date: 2003
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Speeches/Meeting Papers
Education Level: Grade 8
Descriptors: Semantics, Syntax, Word Problems (Mathematics), Subtraction, Answer Keys, Case Studies, Grade 8, Interviews, Mathematics Education, Feedback (Response), Computation, Student Attitudes, Mathematical Logic
Abstract: A Case Study is presented in this article, where there is a contradiction between pre-algebraic language semantic and syntax used to solve word problems through a negative integers subtraction. Appendix includes answer key. (Contains 1 figure.) [For complete proceedings, see ED500859.]
Abstractor: Author
Number of References: 5
Entry Date: 2008
Accession Number: ED500957
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:A Case Study is presented in this article, where there is a contradiction between pre-algebraic language semantic and syntax used to solve word problems through a negative integers subtraction. Appendix includes answer key. (Contains 1 figure.) [For complete proceedings, see ED500859.]