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Braithwaite, David W.; Leib, Elena R.; Siegler, Robert S.; McMullen, Jake – Grantee Submission, 2019
Understanding fractions is critical to mathematical development, yet many children struggle with fractions even after years of instruction. Fraction arithmetic is particularly challenging. The present study employed a computational model of fraction arithmetic learning, FARRA (Fraction Arithmetic Reflects Rules and Associations; Braithwaite, Pyke,…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Fractions, Arithmetic, Mathematics Instruction
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Braithwaite, David W.; Pyke, Aryn A.; Siegler, Robert S. – Grantee Submission, 2017
Many children fail to master fraction arithmetic even after years of instruction, a failure that hinders their learning of more advanced mathematics as well as their occupational success. To test hypotheses about why children have so many difficulties in this area, we created a computational model of fraction arithmetic learning and presented it…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Computation, Models, Mathematics Instruction