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Direct linkEmpson, Susan Baker; Jacobs, Victoria R.; Jessup, Naomi A.; Hewitt, Amy; Pynes, D'Anna; Krause, Gladys – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2020
The complexity of understanding unit fractions is often underappreciated in instruction. We introduce a continuum of children's understanding of unit fractions to explore this complexity and to help teachers make sense of children's strategies and recognize milestones in the development of unit-fraction understanding. Suggestions for developing…
Descriptors: Fractions, Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics, Comprehension
Poon, Rebecca C.; Lewis, Priscilla Eide – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2015
One of the challenges in learning fractions is understanding how and why a fraction can have multiple interpretations. As presented in one textbook, a fraction is "a symbol, such as 2/3, 5/1, or 8/5, used to name a part of a whole, a part of a set, a location on a number line, or a division of whole numbers" (Charles et al. 2012, p.…
Descriptors: Fractions, Class Activities, Lesson Plans, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedSchoaff, Eileen; Rising, Gerald – Mathematics and Computer Education, 1990
Describes examples of rational representation as a guide for translating terminology and information encountered in manuals for computers. Discusses four limitations of the representation. (YP)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computation, Decimal Fractions, Mathematical Applications
Peer reviewedPacer, Richard A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2000
Describes how to incorporate the concept of significant figures into science activities to promote understanding. Provides helpful classroom examples using measurements of volume and length. (SAH)
Descriptors: Decimal Fractions, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Education, Measurement Equipment
Peer reviewedJarrell, Stephen – Mathematics and Computer Education, 1990
Explains a new way of viewing Bayes' formula. Discusses the revision factor and its interpretation. (YP)
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, College Mathematics, Computation, Decimal Fractions
Peer reviewedLough, Tom; Tipps, Steve – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1987
Provides several examples of the use of Logo in working with fractions and manipulating vectors. Includes an exercise which deals with the relationship between the two and several exercises which address various problems using different kinds of fractions. (TW)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
