The 8th Grade Students' Competencies in Alternating Different Symbolic Representations of Rational Numbers

Autor/inn/en	Lemonidis, Charalampos; Pilianidis, Nikos
Titel	The 8th Grade Students' Competencies in Alternating Different Symbolic Representations of Rational Numbers
Quelle	In: International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 15 (2020) 3, (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1306-3030
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Middle School Students; Grade 8; Mathematics Skills; Number Concepts; Symbols (Mathematics); Mental Computation; Fractions; Arithmetic; Accuracy; Error Patterns; Learning Strategies; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Number concept; Zahlbegriff; Kopfrechnen; Bruchrechnung; Addition; Arithmetik; Arithmetikunterricht; Rechnen; Fehlertyp; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Griechenland
Abstract	One of the attributes of rational numbers that make them different from integers are the different symbolic modes (fraction, decimal and percentage) to which an identical number can be attributed (e.g. 1/4, 0.25 and 25%). Some research has identified students' difficulty in mental calculations with rational numbers as has also the switching to different symbolic representations between fractions and decimals. However, pupils' performance, and repertoire of strategies have not been systematically studied in mental calculations with rational numbers expressed in different symbolic representations. The principal question of this research: how is the ability of students to perform mental calculations with rational numbers affected when the same number changes in fraction, decimal and percentage? For the purpose of the study 62 8th grade students were interviewed to examine how this symbolic shift in the number of operations affects the success and type of strategies they use, and the ability to alternate the rotation of these symbolisms. The results of the research show that the symbolic change of the rational numbers affects the success and the type of strategies that students use in mental calculations. Another result of the study demonstrated that students are not flexible when switching between the different symbolic representations of rational numbers as benchmark while performing mental calculations. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01