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Wilkie, Karina J.; Roche, Anne; Giannopoulos, James – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2022
In this article the authors overview how the recently revised (version 9) Australian Curriculum (Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2022) and student difficulties with fractions relate to five developmental Fraction Schemes developed from multiple research projects in the literature. The article shares research findings from…
Descriptors: Fractions, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts, Teaching Methods
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Sullivan, Patrick; Barnett, Joann – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2019
Gap reasoning is an inappropriate strategy for comparing fractions. In this article, Patrick Sullivan and Joann Barnett look at the persistence of this misconception amongst students and the insights teachers can draw about students' reasoning.
Descriptors: Fractions, Comparative Analysis, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Tax, Daniel – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2019
The author looks at how apps, when carefully chosen and integrated into learning situations, can engage students in the learning experience. This article looks at how a teacher uses an app to assist his Year 2 class to learn about, and apply chance language, in a meaningful way.
Descriptors: Computer Software, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Grade 2