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Direct linkSprute, Lisa; Temple, Elise – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2011
Proficiency with fractions serves as a foundation for later mathematics and is critical for learning algebra, which plays a role in college success and lifetime earnings. Yet children often struggle to learn fractions. Educators have argued that a conceptual understanding of fractions involves learning that a fraction represents a magnitude…
Descriptors: Number Systems, Adults, Reaction Time, Teaching Methods
