Ordering Decimals and Fractions: A Diagnostic Study.

Vance, James H.

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ERIC Number: EJ348113

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1986

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Ordering Decimals and Fractions: A Diagnostic Study.

Vance, James H.

Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, v8 n2 p51-59 Spr 1986

The purpose of this study was to assess the ability of students in grades 6 and 7 to order rational numbers in both decimal and fraction form, including the identification of their thinking strategies. Implications for instruction are included. (MNS)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Decimal Fractions, Educational Research, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Fractions, Mathematics Instruction, Rational Numbers, Research Reports

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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