Where Do Fractions Encounter Their Equivalents?: Can This Encounter Take Place in Elementary-School?.

Arnon, Ilana; Nesher, Pearla; Nirenburg, Renata

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ERIC Number: EJ636014

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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Where Do Fractions Encounter Their Equivalents?: Can This Encounter Take Place in Elementary-School?

Arnon, Ilana; Nesher, Pearla; Nirenburg, Renata

International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning, v6 n2 p167-214 2001

Describes computer software called Shemesh designed for learning equivalence-classes of fractions. Describes interviews with fifth-grade students who used the software in their learning activities. Evidence indicates initial actual development of desired mathematical concepts. (Author/MM)

Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Concept Formation, Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Fractions, Grade 5, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Education, Rational Numbers

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

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Language: English

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