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5 Indicators of Decimal Understandings
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Cramer, Kathleen; Monson, Debra; Ahrendt, Sue; Colum, Karen; Wiley, Bethann; Wyberg, Terry – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2015
The authors of this article collaborated with fourth-grade teachers from two schools to support implementation of a research-based fraction and decimal curriculum (Rational Number Project: Fraction Operations and Initial Decimal Ideas). Through this study, they identified five indicators of rich conceptual understanding of decimals, which are…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Fractions, Arithmetic, Curriculum Implementation
Measuring Hot Chocolate.
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Hartweg, Kim – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2002
Presents a problem involving fractions for discussing and sharing of student responses to the problem at a later date. (KHR)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Computation, Elementary Education, Fractions
Equal Sharing and the Roots of Fraction Equivalence.
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Empson, Susan B. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2001
Discusses examples of children's invented equal-sharing strategies that lay a foundation for reasoning about equivalence by connecting ideas from multiplication, division, and fractions. (KHR)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Division, Elementary Education, Fractions
Bridging the Gap: Using Interactive Computer Tools To Build Fraction Schemes.
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Olive, John – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2002
Explores ways to help children make connections between whole-number multiplication and their notion of a fraction. Illustrates an approach to constructing fraction concepts that builds on children's whole-number knowledge using specially designed computer tools. (KHR)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Computer Uses in Education, Concept Formation, Elementary Education