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ERIC Number: EJ1249568
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 12
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ISSN: EISSN-1306-3030
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Underprepared College Students' Understanding of and Misconceptions with Fractions
Lee, Hea-Jin; Boyadzhiev, Irina
International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, v15 n3 Article em0583 2020
This study investigated understanding of and misconceptions with fractions in college students enrolled in a remedial mathematics course. Data were collected from 22 college students for one semester. The analysis of 41 fraction problems revealed that participants' common misconceptions were associated with a lack of understanding of basic definition of fractions, least common denominators/least common multiples, and order of operations. In addition, some students were able to recall the procedures but could not compute fractions accurately due to the misconceptions listed above.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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