Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1093227
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-1326-0286
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In Search of the Prototypical Fraction
Wright, Vince
Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, v18 n2 p27-33 2013
Vince Wright makes a convincing argument for presenting children with a different "prototype" of a fraction to the typical one-half. Consider how the prototype that Wright mentions may be applied to a variety of fraction concepts. We are sure that you will never look at a doughnut in quite the same way.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Mathematics, Concept Formation, Fractions, Mathematical Models
Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: https://primarystandards.aamt.edu.au/Journals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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