From Piaget's Perspective, Why Might It Be Wise to Postpone

question 24

Multiple Choice

From Piaget's perspective, why might it be wise to postpone the teaching of complex fractions until middle school or high school?

• A) Younger students haven't attained conservation.
• B) Younger students haven't acquired proportional reasoning.
• C) Younger students can't learn complex equations.
• D) Younger students don't know their math facts well enough.

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