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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2014 Research Conference

Please note: The NCTM conference program is subject to change.

125- Are Missing Value Proportional Problems Becoming Out of Touch?

Wednesday, April 9, 2014: 12:30 PM-1:00 PM
Room 211 ( Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
Hartono Tjoe
Co-Speaker:
Jimmy de la Torre


Description of Presentation:

Middle school students’ ability to solve missing value proportional problems is often considered indicative of whether they have mastered the topic of ratios and proportions. Our study, however, found that most “successful” students could not recognize the difference between situations that involved proportional relationship and those that did not.

Session Type: Brief Research Report

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