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Reys, Barbara J.; Kim, Ok-Kyeong; Bay, Jennifer M. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1999
Recommends conducting interviews with students in order to grasp their understanding of fractions and provides interview questions. Presents results of a study using those interview questions and concludes student responses fell into three main categories: (1) described a mental image of an object; (2) drew a model of the fraction using a circle…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Evaluation Methods, Fractions