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

question 53

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

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