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Title: Engaging Students with Multiple Models of Fractions
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/
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