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operational view of the equal sign: a standalone construct

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Mathematics education

children's interpretation of the equal sign as a command to compute rather than as a statement of equivalence.

In mathematics education, operational view of the equal sign refers to children's interpretation of the equal sign as a command to compute rather than as a statement of equivalence. This meaning comes from McNeil (2005) in Child Development.[1]

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References

McNeil, N. M., & Alibali, M. W. (2005). Why Won't You Change Your Mind? Knowledge of Operational Patterns Hinders Learning and Performance on Equations. Child Development, 76(4), 883-899. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2005.00884.x

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