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Bachelor, Patricia; Buchanan, Aaron – 1983
Assessment data and other research findings on fractions are briefly reviewed. These indicate that students are able to add and subtract fractions but have substantial difficulty finding and using common denominators. Selected results for nine-year-olds from the first and second national assessments of mathematics are used to portray what students…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Error Patterns, Fractions
