ERIC Number: EJ1335116
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 21
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Teaching Fraction Magnitude to Elementary Students
Flores, Margaret; Morano, Stephanie; Meyer, Jill; Hinton, Vanessa
Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, v27 n2 p127-146 2022
It is critical that elementary students develop understanding of fractional numbers because understanding concepts such as fraction magnitude predict later mathematics success. Representing fractions in multiple ways assists students in developing a sense of fraction magnitude. A systematic approach to presenting multiple representations is the concrete-representational-abstract (CRA) sequence. A potential problem with implementation of CRA in a general education classroom is time. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effects of an integrated CRA fraction intervention. Twenty-eight fifth-grade students received instruction from their mathematics teacher as a tier two MTSS intervention. The researchers measured students' understanding of fraction magnitude using a pretest and posttest. The researchers also compared the students' mathematics achievement to that of their matched peers on the State Assessment.
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Mathematics, Fractions, Mathematical Concepts, Concept Formation, Grade 5, Comprehension, Teaching Methods, Addition, Equations (Mathematics), Subtraction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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