Engaging Students with Multiple Models of Fractions

Autor/inn/en	Zhang, Xiaofen; Clements, M. A.; Ellerton, Nerida F.
Titel	Engaging Students with Multiple Models of Fractions
Quelle	In: Teaching Children Mathematics, 22 (2015) 3, S.138-147 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1073-5836
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Instruction; Teaching Methods; Middle School Students; Secondary School Mathematics; Astronomy; Grade 6; Summer Programs; Science Instruction; STEM Education; Measurement Techniques + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Astronomie; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Sommerkurs; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; STEM; Messtechnik
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). (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01