The following are some of the research studies that examine the thinking and learning of students engaged with Investigations activities, materials, or software.This list also includes research that contributed to or directly informed the development of the Investigations curriculum.
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Battista, M. T. (1999). Fifth graders' enumeration of cubes in 3D arrays: Conceptual progress in an inquiry-based classroom. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 30(4), 417-448.
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Battista, M. T., Clements, D. H., Arnoff, J., Battista, K., & Borrow, C. V. A. (1998). Students' spatial structuring of 2D arrays of squares. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 29(5), 503-532.
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Battista, M. & Clements, D. H. (1998). Finding the number of cubes in rectangular cube buildings. (Research into Practice) Teaching Children Mathematics, 4(5), 258-264.
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Battista, M. T. & Clements, D. H. (1996). Students' understanding of three-dimensional rectangular arrays of cubes. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 27, 258-292.
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Clements, D. H., & Battista, M. T. (2001). Logo and geometry. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education Monograph Series.
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Clements, D. H., Battista, M. T., Sarama, J., Swaminathan, S. & McMillen, S. (1997). Students' development of length concepts in a Logo-based unit on geometric paths. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 28, 70-95.
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Clements, D. H., Battista, M. T., Samara, J., & Swaminathan, S. (1997). Development of students' spatial thinking in a unit on geometric motions and area. The Elementary School Journal, 98(2). 171-186.
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Clements, D. H., & Sarama, J. (1995). Design of a Logo environment for elementary geometry. Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 14, 381-398.
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Henry, J. J., & Clements, D. H. (1999). Challenges for teachers attempting to integrate a mathematics innovation. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 31(3), 240-260.
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Mokros, J. & Russell, S. J. (1995). Children's concepts of average and representativeness. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 26(1), 20-39.
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Sarama, J., Clements, D. H., Swaminathan, S., McMillen, S., & González Gómez, R. M. (2003). Development of mathematical concepts of two-dimensional space in grid environments: An exploratory study. Cognition and Instruction, 21, 285-324.
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Sarama, J., Clements, D. H., & Henry, J. J. (1998). Network of influences in an implementation of a mathematics curriculum innovation. International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning, 3, 113-148.
- Sarama, J., Clements, D. H. (1995). Redesigning Logo: the turtle metaphor in mathematics education. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY.