Research into Practice: Making Connections to Understand Fractions.

Campbell, Patricia F., Ed.

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ERIC Number: EJ463142

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Publication Date: 1993

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Research into Practice: Making Connections to Understand Fractions.

Campbell, Patricia F., Ed.

Arithmetic Teacher, v40 n6 p362-64 Feb 1993

Proposes helping students understand fractions by establishing connections between students' informal knowledge of fractions and the mathematical symbols used to represent fractions. Sample dialogues demonstrate how these connections can be made. (MDH)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Education, Fractions, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Symbols (Mathematics), Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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