Ebook: A focus on fractions: bringing research to the classroom
- Tags: Fractions, Study and teaching (Elementary), Fractions, Study and teaching (Middle school), Ratio and proportion, Study and teaching (Elementary), Ratio and proportion, Study and teaching (Middle school), Number concept in children., EDUCATION / Elementary
- Series: Studies in mathematical thinking and learning
- Year: 2016
- Publisher: Routledge
- Edition: Second edition
- Language: English
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A Focus on Fractions is a groundbreaking effort to make the mathematics education research on how students develop their understanding of fraction concepts readily accessible and understandable to pre- and in-service K- 8 mathematics educators. Using extensive annotated samples of student work, as well as vignettes characteristic of classroom teachers' experiences, this book equips educators with the knowledge and Read more...
Abstract: A Focus on Fractions is a groundbreaking effort to make the mathematics education research on how students develop their understanding of fraction concepts readily accessible and understandable to pre- and in-service K- 8 mathematics educators. Using extensive annotated samples of student work, as well as vignettes characteristic of classroom teachers' experiences, this book equips educators with the knowledge and tools to reveal students' thinking so that they can modify their teaching and improve student learning of fraction concepts. A Focus on Fractions 2nd edition includes sections on the