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

question 50

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

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