Developmental Structure in the Understanding of Common and Decimal Fractions.

Watson, Jane M.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ503916

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Publication Date: 1995

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Developmental Structure in the Understanding of Common and Decimal Fractions.

Watson, Jane M.; And Others

Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, v17 n1 p1-24 Win 1995

Interview and questionnaire responses of students in grades K-10 completing common and decimal fraction tasks suggested the existence of 2 sequential unistructural-multistructural-relational learning cycles within the concrete symbolic mode. (46 references) (MKR)

Descriptors: Concept Formation, Decimal Fractions, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Fractions, Interviews, Learning Theories, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Models, Questionnaires, Secondary School Students

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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