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Markovits, Zvia; Sowder, Judith T. – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1991
Discussed are students' understandings of the relationship between fraction and decimal interpretations of rational numbers, where both interpretations are represented symbolically. The methodology employed in this study, interviews, results, and a discussion of the implications of the results are presented. (CW)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computation, Decimal Fractions
Davydov, V. V.; TSvetkovich, ZH. – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1991
Discussed are the background and implementation of a method of teaching fractions to primary children referred to as "The Visual Concept of Fractions." The advantages and criticisms of the use of this method are stressed. (CW)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computation, Decimal Fractions
Nik Pa, Nik Azis – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1989
Concepts of fractions from an adult perspective as well as from a child's perspective are examined. Types of students' schemes for some terms related to fractions are reported. (YP)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
