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Kar, Tugrul; Güler, Gürsel; Sen, Ceylan; Özdemir, Ercan – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2018
This study analyzed the methods used to teach the multiplication of fractions in Turkish and American textbooks. Two Turkish textbooks and two American textbooks, "Everyday Mathematics" (EM) and "Connected Mathematics 3" (CM), were analyzed. The analyses focused on the content and the nature of the mathematical problems…
Descriptors: Multiplication, Fractions, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Content
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Bush, Sarah B.; Karp, Karen S. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2012
This article presents an activity based on the popular book and movie "The Hunger Games." The activity was designed to engage middle school students in using the mathematics found in the book. This activity provides a meaningful way to connect probability to a work of adolescent literature that related to, was interesting to, and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Middle Schools, Hunger, Mathematics Activities