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Direct linkCarter, Cynthia J. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2017
The author wants her students to see any new mathematics--fractions, negative numbers, algebra--as logical extensions of what they already know. This article describes two students' efforts to make sense of their conflicting interpretations of 1/2 × -6, both of which were compelling and logical to them. It describes how discussion, constructing…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Multiplication, Fractions
