An experiment: Reactions of some children age 7-9 plus years, to certain aspects of `number systems' which were taught using some psychological principles
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1968
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Institute of Education, UWI
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To study the application of five psychological principles to the teaching of number systems, 10 student teachers conducted a series of lessons on number systems, with 354 7- to 9-year-old pupils, over a period of three weeks. A 40-item objective test was administered to pupils to determine their reactions towards the content discussed. It is concluded that attainment was of a reasonable level