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Direct linkBarahmand, Ali – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2020
Learning the concept of fractions is among the most challenging topics in school mathematics. One of the main sources of difficulties in learning fractions is related to "natural number bias" (Van Hoof, Verschaffel & Van Dooren, 2015). Applying properties of the natural numbers incorrectly in situations involving rational numbers can…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Fractions, Number Concepts, Numbers
Jane M. Watson; Zalman Usiskin – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2025
A newspaper article about the availability of guns in Chicago, presented at a mathematics education conference in that city in 1998, is linked to a tragic shooting near that city in 2022. The article was used in Australia for many years in research with teachers and students to assess statistical literacy in relation to sampling, until ethics…
Descriptors: News Reporting, Weapons, Mathematics Education, Conferences (Gatherings)
