A Comparison of Three Methods of Teaching Rational Number Concepts to Preservice Teachers.

Sherman, Helene W.

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ERIC Number: EJ480415

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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A Comparison of Three Methods of Teaching Rational Number Concepts to Preservice Teachers.

Sherman, Helene W.

Educational Research Quarterly, v14 n4 p48-55 Oct 1991

Effects of 3 different types of instruction (use of manipulatives, use of diagrams, and use of symbols only) of rational number content and teaching techniques were compared for 75 preservice teachers in a course in elementary mathematics. Only the manipulatives group showed significant improvement pretest to posttest. Implications are discussed. (SLD)

Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Diagrams, Education Majors, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Manipulative Materials, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts, Pretests Posttests, Rational Numbers, Symbols (Mathematics), Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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