What Might a Fraction Mean to a Child and How Would a Teacher Know?.

Davis, Gary; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ476679

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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What Might a Fraction Mean to a Child and How Would a Teacher Know?

Davis, Gary; And Others

Journal of Mathematical Behavior, v12 n1 p63-76 Mar 1993

A theoretical discussion of categorization, unit structures and structured units, and fractions as operators was introduced. The thinking of grade-three students (n=3) with regard to the meaning of fractions was investigated in two teaching episodes using the computer environments of SuperPaint and CopyCat. (Contains 14 references.) (MKR)

Descriptors: Classification, Computer Simulation, Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Epistemology, Foreign Countries, Fractions, Mathematics Education, Number Concepts, Primary Education, Schemata (Cognition), Technology

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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