Kamii (1986) interviewed third and fourth graders and asked them to count out 16 blocks, write down the number symbolically, then asked them to show her where the 6 appeared and the 1 appeared using the blocks. She found that:
a. students did not have any difficulty in showing her where the 1 and 6 appeared using the blocks.
b. teachers do not have to provide hands-on activities for children of this age concerning place value.
c. misconceptions about place value persist throughout the third and fourth grades for a significant portion of the population.
d. maturation or inappropriate instruction did not appear to play a significant role in the students’ understanding of place value.
ANSWER:
c
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