Building a Foundation for Understanding the Multiplication of Fractions.

Mack, Nancy K.

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ERIC Number: EJ574275

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Building a Foundation for Understanding the Multiplication of Fractions.

Mack, Nancy K.

Teaching Children Mathematics, v5 n1 p34-38 Sep 1998

Presents an approach for teaching the multiplication of fractions by helping students build a foundation on the basis of their informal knowledge. Suggests some action research ideas for teachers to try in their classrooms. (ASK)

Descriptors: Action Research, Elementary Education, Fractions, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Multiplication, Prior Learning, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Audience: Practitioners; Teachers

Language: English

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