학술논문
Pre-Service Teachers' Understanding of Fraction Operations: Providing Justification for Common Algorithms
Document Type
Speeches/Meeting Papers
Reports - Research
Reports - Research
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Subject
Language
English
Abstract
This study examined pre-service elementary teachers' change in their understanding of fraction operations while taking a mathematics methods course. Specifically, their explanations and justifications for common algorithms for multiplication and division of fractions were coded using an existing framework (SOLO; Biggs, 1999) for the assessment of understanding. Results indicated that most students made improvement in terms of their level of understanding around fraction algorithms. Implications for mathematics teacher educators are discussed. [For the complete proceedings, see ED583989.]