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ERIC Number: EJ280020
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-May
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Alan: A Case Study of Knowledge of Units and Performance with Fractions.
Hunting, Robert P.
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v14 n3 p182-97 May 1983
A nine-year-old's conception of fractions was compared with his knowledge of units. He had effective schemes for solving some partition problems but did not consistently use units of different sizes in interpreting fractions. His solutions to equivalence problems showed no coherent method of verification. (MNS)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Development, Computation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Fractions, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Mathematics Education Research