Fraction Notation: Is It Really So Simple?.

Watanabe, Tad

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Publication Date: 1995

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Fraction Notation: Is It Really So Simple?

Watanabe, Tad

Illinois Mathematics Teacher, v46 n4 p37-42 Nov 1995

Presents transcripts of interviews with two children to illustrate their understanding of traditional fraction notation. Suggests an activity to help children construct schemes to coordinate units. (MKR)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Fractions, Learning Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Symbols (Mathematics)

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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