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Download full textHannula, Markku S. – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2003
Based on a survey of 3067 Finnish 5th and 7th graders and a task-based interview of 20 7th graders we examine student's understanding of fraction. Two tasks frame a specific fraction (3/4) in different contexts: as part of an eight-piece bar (area context) and as a location on a number line. The results suggest that students' understanding of…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Mathematics Instruction, Grade 5, Foreign Countries
Monteiro, Cecilia – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2003
This study explores difficulties that prospective elementary mathematics teachers have with the concepts of ratio and proportion, mainly when they are engaged in solving problems using algorithm procedures. These difficulties can be traced back to earlier experiences when they were students of junior and high school. The reflection on these…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Teachers, Elementary Education
