Wednesday, April 13, 2016: 12:30 PM-1:00 PM
3010 (San Francisco Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
Rukiye Didem Taylan, Dr.
Co-speakers:
Zelha Tunc-Pekkan
,
Utkun Aydin
,
Bengi Birgili
and
Mustafa Ozcan
Description of Presentation:
In this study, clinical interviews focusing on students’ understanding of fractions as numbers on the number line were conducted with six fifth-grade students both before and after an intervention designed by teacher-researchers. Although in general students demonstrated improved understanding of fraction concepts even in situations requiring reversible thinking, difficulties in finding benchmarks on the number line and a limited awareness of density of fractions on the number line persisted among students.
Session Type: Brief Research Report