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Direct linkLivers, Stefanie D.; Harbour, Kristin E.; Fowler, Lindsey – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2019
In this article, Lindsey Fowler describes how an animal rhyme--that she shared with her fifth-grade students with the intention of assisting them with the concept of metric conversions--made fostering the Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMP) more difficult. The addition of animals, which added an extraneous element that students mistakenly…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Grade 5, Metric System, Mathematical Concepts
Peer reviewedTaylor, P. Mark; Simms, Ken; Kim, Ok-Kyeong; Reys, Robert E. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2001
Examines released metric items from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and the 3rd and 4th grade results. Recommends refocusing instruction on the metric system to improve student performance in measurement. (KHR)
Descriptors: Educational Status Comparison, Elementary Education, Mathematics Education, Measurement
