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Publication Date: 2013
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Coordination of Fractional Quantities: Cueing of Resources, Constraints, and Effect of Numeric Structure
Ramful, Ajay; Nenduradu, Rajeev
Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) (36th, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2013)
While previous work in the domain of proportional reasoning has primarily focused on the coordination of integer quantities, this study investigates how students coordinate fractional quantities. Fine-grained analysis of two seventh graders' responses to a set of systematically designed proportional tasks, shows how their knowledge of multiplication and division from the domain of integers affords them the necessary resources to coordinate the fractional quantities. Further, it succinctly shows how the numeric feature of the fractional quantities cues and constrains them.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematical Logic, Computation, Interviews, Mathematics Skills, Video Technology, Problem Solving, Fractions, Grade 7, Case Studies
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia
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