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ERIC Number: EJ1377834
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Dec
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1307-9298
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Preservice Elementary Teachers' Understanding of Fraction Multiplication and Division in Multiple Contexts
Kang, Hyun Jung
International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, v15 n2 p109-121 Dec 2022
The present study examined preservice elementary teachers' performance on the problems of multiplication and division of fractions and compared their performances and analyzed the misconceptions. An instrument including 11 fraction multiplication and division tasks was given and the task involved three contexts: making own story problem, computations, representing operation using visual model. The findings reported that among the three contexts, making a diagram was the most challenging task for both operations, and their division performance varied depending on the division problem types. The author suggests that specific emphasis with rich story problem with different whole(s) in fraction, carefully designed context with different types of division concept, and building fractional number sense can help both PSTs and students reduce misconceptions and enhance deeper understanding of fraction operations.
International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education. T&K Akademic Rosendalsvein 45, Oslo 1166, Norway. e-mail: iejee@iejee.com; Web site: https://www.iejee.com/index.php/IEJEE/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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