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Cramer, Kathleen; Ahrendt, Sue; Monson, Debra; Wyberg, Terry; Colum, Karen – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2017
The Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM) (CCSSI 2010) outlines ambitious goals for fraction learning, starting in third grade, that include the use of the number line model. Understanding and constructing fractions on a number line are particularly complex tasks. The current work of the authors centers on ways to successfully…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Mathematics Instruction, Fractions, Numbers
Brown, George; Quinn, Robert J. – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2006
An analysis of the 1990 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) found that only 46 percent of all high school seniors demonstrated success with a grasp of decimals, percentages, fractions and simple algebra. This article investigates error patterns that emerge as students attempt to answer questions involving the ability to apply…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Word Problems (Mathematics), Numbers, National Competency Tests