Conceptual Issues in the Teaching and Learning of Fractions.

Peck, Donald M.; Jencks, Stanley M.

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Publication Date: 1981-Nov

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Conceptual Issues in the Teaching and Learning of Fractions.

Peck, Donald M.; Jencks, Stanley M.

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v12 n5 p339-48 Nov 1981

Results of interviews with students regarding their conceptual understanding of fractions are discussed. Fewer than 10 percent had acquired an adequate conceptual base. (MP)

Descriptors: Concept Formation, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Fractions, Grade 6, Interviews, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Education

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