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NCTM 2016 Annual Meeting & Exposition

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

149- Fractional Division Interpretation: Why DO Students "Keep, Change, Flip?"

Thursday, April 14, 2016: 12:30 PM-1:30 PM
2001 (Moscone)

 

Lead Speaker:
Erika Silva
Co-Speaker:
Stafanie Hassan


 

The age-old "Keep, Change, Flip" strategy came from somewhere, right? Why does it work? And how can students make an intuitive connection to partitive division interpretation? In this session, participants will distinguish between two interpretations of division, partitive and measurement, in order to divide fractions.

 

Presentation Format: 6-8 Session

 

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