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Barry Onslow, Linda Adams, Gail Edmunds, Judi Waters, Nancy Chapple, Brenda Healey and James Eady

May 2005, Volume 11, Issue 9, Page 458

Abstract:
This article focuses on facilitating the development of children's estimation skills by using estimation zones that are appropriate for their mathematical maturity and the context of the task.

Classification:
Estimation/Approximation (see Number Sense)
Number Sense

Additional Keywords:
Estimation, Number Sense

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