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Nur Aini Khoo Ahmad Fuad Khoo; Heng Wen Qi; Sharifah Osman – International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 2025
Students are indeed weak when it comes to understanding fractions and decimals. In line with the national curriculum, whole numbers and fractions are taught first before students start to learn decimals. By the time the students approach decimals, they should have acquired sufficient knowledge of whole numbers but limited knowledge of fractions.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Instructional Innovation, Teaching Models
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Megan Rojo; Sarah G. King; Jenna Gersib; Christian T. Doabler – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2025
Competence with rational numbers is essential for mathematics proficiency in secondary mathematics. However, many students struggle with rational number concepts, and students with mathematics difficulties struggle even more. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of an intervention that incorporated the use of explicit instruction…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Intervention, Direct Instruction, Models
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Rojo, Megan; King, Sarah; Gersib, Jenna; Bryant, Diane P. – Remedial and Special Education, 2023
Understanding rational numbers is critical for secondary mathematics achievement. However, students with mathematics difficulties (MD) struggle with rational number topics, including fractions, decimals, and percentages. The purpose of this systematic review was to describe the instructional foci of rational number interventions, determine the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Intervention, Learning Problems, Meta Analysis
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Taylor Lesner; Marah Sutherland; Cayla Lussier; Ben Clarke – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2024
Building proficiency with fraction arithmetic poses a consistent challenge for students with learning difficulties or disabilities in mathematics. This article illustrates how teachers can use the number line model to support struggling learners in making sense of fraction arithmetic. Number lines are a powerful tool that can be used to help…
Descriptors: Number Concepts, Fractions, Arithmetic, Mathematics Skills
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Berggren, Johannes – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2023
This study examines the presence of three conceptual metaphors for fractions -- The measuring stick metaphor, Arithmetic is motion along a path, and Arithmetic is object construction -- in four common and popular Swedish mathematics textbook series for years 1-3. I analyse the introduction of fractions and the kinds of tasks students are given in…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Students, Arithmetic, Textbooks
Colleen O'Donnell Oppenzato – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Many U.S. students possess only a weak knowledge of fraction arithmetic. I hypothesize that textbooks are a critical reason for students' poor performance on fraction arithmetic. This is not because of what textbooks contain but rather because of what they lack. Distributions of fraction arithmetic problems in textbooks are imbalanced, with…
Descriptors: Fractions, Arithmetic, Mathematics Instruction, Comparative Analysis
Amelia Gorman – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2024
Decimals and the related areas of ratio and proportion are recognised as one of the most challenging and complex areas of mathematics for young children to learn. In this study, four dynamic digital representations were used by Year 4 (9-10 years old) students in a set of video-recorded, individual task-based interviews to explore key concepts of…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Mathematical Concepts, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students
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Cecilia Björkhammer; Joakim Samuelsson; Ulf Träff; Rickard Östergren – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2024
The intention of the study was to examine the effects of a fraction intervention in a whole-class environment. The intervention aimed to enhance students' conceptual fraction knowledge, with a major focus on fraction magnitude understanding. This study included 120 fifth-grade students in standard classroom settings. Utilizing a cluster randomized…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Intervention, Fractions, Knowledge Level
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Castillo, Jorge Rincón; Hurtado, Orlando García; Parra, Edinson Caicedo – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2022
This article aims to show some activities based on non-routine problems with different levels of difficulty and from different classes that are integrated into the curriculum, additionally two spaces were opened for students to interact with recreational mathematics activities with the purpose of providing opportunities to all students access the…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Mathematics Activities, Mathematical Concepts, Concept Formation
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Tian, Jing; Leib, Elena R.; Griger, Cassondra; Oppenzato, Colleen O.; Siegler, Robert S. – Journal of Numerical Cognition, 2022
Imbalances in problem distributions in math textbooks have been hypothesized to influence students' performance. This hypothesis, however, rests on the assumption that textbook problems are representative of the problems that students encounter in classroom assignments. This assumption might not be true, because teachers do not present all…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Textbooks, Textbook Bias
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Nabil Kamal Al Farra; Shashidhar Belbase; Hassan Tairab; Ahmad Qablan; Maxwell Peprah Opoku; Samir K. Safi – Cogent Education, 2024
Fraction is considered one of the main topics in mathematics in the early years. Many students struggle to progress in fractions in the classrooms and on exams. Teaching strategies are among the most important factors affecting student learning of fractions. The objective of this study was to examine the effectiveness of virtual and concrete…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
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Copur-Gencturk, Yasemin – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2021
Teachers' understanding of the concepts they teach affects the quality of instruction and students' learning. This study used a sample of 303 teachers from across the USA to examine elementary school mathematics teachers' knowledge of key concepts underlying fraction arithmetic. Teachers' explanations were coded based on the accuracy of their…
Descriptors: Fractions, Mathematics Instruction, Arithmetic, Teaching Methods
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Ekawati, Rooselyna; Imah, Elly Matul; Amin, Siti Maghfirotun; Kohar, Ahmad Wachidul; Nisa', Khoirun; Prahmana, Rully Charitas Indra – Mathematics Teaching Research Journal, 2022
How dyslexia students solve number operations is still challenging to unravel. This study aimed at revealing the types of errors conveyed by a dyslexic student in performing fractional operations on mathematical tasks that combined non-verbal text (symbols and pictures) and verbal text. The data were collected using a task-based interview with a…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Students with Disabilities, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving
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Kelly-Ann Gesuelli; Nancy C. Jordan – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2024
Fraction arithmetic facility is fundamental to learning more advanced math topics. However, attaining the ability to add and subtract fractions is hard for many students. The present longitudinal study examined students' growth on simple addition and subtraction word problems between fourth and sixth grades (N = 536). Latent class growth analyses…
Descriptors: Fractions, Arithmetic, Error Patterns, Mathematics Instruction
Alexandria A. Viegut; Percival G. Matthews – Grantee Submission, 2023
Understanding fraction magnitudes is foundational for later math achievement. To represent a fraction "x/y," children are often taught to use "partitioning": break the whole into "y" parts, and shade in "x" parts. Past research has shown that partitioning on number lines supports children's fraction…
Descriptors: Fractions, Mathematics Skills, Number Concepts, Skill Development
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