Order and Equivalence of Rational Numbers: A Clinical Teaching Experiment.

Behr, Merlyn J.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ307525

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Publication Date: 1984

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Order and Equivalence of Rational Numbers: A Clinical Teaching Experiment.

Behr, Merlyn J.; And Others

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v15 n5 p323-41 Nov 1984

Fourth-grade students' understanding of the order and equivalence of rational numbers was investigated in 132 interviews during an 18-week teaching experiment. Six children were instructed individually and as a group at two sites, with instruction relying heavily on manipulative aids. Strategies used to compare fractions were identified. (MNS)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Fractions, Grade 4, Interviews, Manipulative Materials, Mathematics Instruction, Rational Numbers, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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