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Title: Initial Fraction Learning by Fourth- and Fifth-Grade Students: A Comparison of the Effects of Using Commercial Curricula with the Effects of Using the Rational Number Project Curriculum.
Language: English
Authors: Cramer, Kathleen A., Post, Thomas R., delMas, Robert C.
Source: Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. Mar 2002 33(2):111-144.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 34
Publication Date: 2002
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Fractions, Grade 4, Grade 5, Manipulative Materials, Mathematics Education, Rational Numbers, Teaching Methods
ISSN: 0021-8251
Abstract: Contrasts student achievement using commercial curricula (CC) for initial fraction learning with that of using the Rational Number Project (RNP) fraction curriculum. Indicates that students using RNP materials had statistically higher mean scores on concepts, order, transfer, and estimation. Interview data showed differences in the quality of students' thinking as they solved order and estimation tasks involving fractions. (Author/KHR)
What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Reviewed: Does Not Meet Evidence Standards
WWC Study Page: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/study/73618
EIS Cited: ED512043
Entry Date: 2003
Accession Number: EJ667025
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