Students Conceptions of fractions A study of 5th grade students

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2003-05-01

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Haser, Çiğdem
Ubuz, Behiye

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This paper investigates students’ conception of fractions in solving word-problems. An essay type test including 10 word-problems was administered to 5th grade students in a private elementary school (N=122). An analysis of the difficulties met by the students was given through examples; evidence was given about the crucial role of the meanings of a part and a quantity, and the units in the operations.

Subject Keywords

Fractions, problem solving, Difficulties

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/79819

Journal

Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi

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Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Article

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Ç. Haser and B. Ubuz, “Students Conceptions of fractions A study of 5th grade students,” Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, pp. 64–69, 2003, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/79819.