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Direct linkJones, Dustin L.; Zientek, Linda Reichwein; Sharon, Valerie V.; Swarthout, Mary B. – School Science and Mathematics, 2020
We analyzed the solution pathways and errors found in the written responses of 469 prospective teachers solving an equation containing fractions. The majority (332, or 70%) used an algebraic method; 141 of the 332 (42%) were correct, and 22% of the algebraic methods were abandoned before a solution was obtained. We identified the steps in the…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Equations (Mathematics), Fractions, Error Patterns
