Engaging Students with Multiple Models of Fractions
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| Title: | Engaging Students with Multiple Models of Fractions |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Zhang, Xiaofen, Clements, M. A., Ellerton, Nerida F. |
| Source: | Teaching Children Mathematics. Oct 2015 22(3):138-147. |
| Availability: | National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1502. Tel: 800-235-7566; Tel: 703-620-3702; Fax: 703-476-2970; e-mail: orders@nctm.org; Web site: http://www.nctm.org/publications/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 10 |
| Publication Date: | 2015 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Middle Schools Secondary Education Junior High Schools Grade 6 Intermediate Grades Elementary Education |
| Descriptors: | Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Middle School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Astronomy, Grade 6, Summer Programs, Science Instruction, STEM Education, Measurement Techniques |
| ISSN: | 1073-5836 |
| Abstract: | An understanding of unit fractions, and especially of one-half, one-third, and one-fourth, is crucially important for elementary school children's development of number sense (CCSSI 2010). We describe multimodal activities designed to assist elementary school students in gaining a rich understanding of unit fractions. Research has shown (Zhang, 2012) that participation in the activities described in this article helped fifth-grade students develop wider imagery and deepen their understandings with respect to unit fractions concepts. A body of literature is developing that is directed at teachers who wish to fruitfully engage elementary school students in concept-rich fractions activities (e.g., Ball, 1993; Ball, Thames, and Phelps, 2008; Barnett-Clarke et al., 2010; Chval et al., 2013). |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 15 |
| Entry Date: | 2015 |
| Access URL: | https://www.nctm.org/Publications/Teaching-Children-Mathematics/2015/Vol22/Issue3/Engaging-Students-with-Multiple-Models/ |
| Accession Number: | EJ1077935 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | An understanding of unit fractions, and especially of one-half, one-third, and one-fourth, is crucially important for elementary school children's development of number sense (CCSSI 2010). We describe multimodal activities designed to assist elementary school students in gaining a rich understanding of unit fractions. Research has shown (Zhang, 2012) that participation in the activities described in this article helped fifth-grade students develop wider imagery and deepen their understandings with respect to unit fractions concepts. A body of literature is developing that is directed at teachers who wish to fruitfully engage elementary school students in concept-rich fractions activities (e.g., Ball, 1993; Ball, Thames, and Phelps, 2008; Barnett-Clarke et al., 2010; Chval et al., 2013). |
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| ISSN: | 1073-5836 |
