Wednesday, April 15, 2015: 2:45 PM-3:15 PM
Grand Ballrooms A&B (Combined) (Westin - Boston Waterfront)
Lead Speaker:
Nicole L. Fonger
Co-speakers:
Dung Tran
and
Natasha Elliott
Description of Presentation:
This research targets children’s informal strategies and knowledge of fractions through their creation and interpretation of multiple representations when solving fractions tasks. Analyses of clinical interviews with grades 2-6 children suggest variation across models of the whole and conflicts between informal and rule-based knowledge.
Session Type: Brief Research Report