An investigation of fraction sense among Form One students : a qualitative study
Fraction is an important concept and considered to be a prerequisite to other topics in Mathematics. The goal of this study is to gain a better understanding of the sense of fraction, in particular, to understand the sense of orderliness of fractions that students possessed. Six selected Form One s...
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| description | Fraction is an important concept and considered to be a prerequisite to other topics in Mathematics. The goal of this study is to gain a better understanding of the sense of fraction, in particular, to understand the sense of orderliness of fractions that students possessed. Six selected Form One students were interviewed individually. Most of the students showed the sense of fraction towards denominator, where they were able to state the inverse relationship between denominator and fraction size. However, some of these students could not associate the information that they gained from denominator with nominator, which caused them to have the difficulty to determine the exact fraction size. Similar problem occurred when students were to compare the size between two fractions. The findings found in this study may have some direct implications for the teaching of fraction and also other mathematical concepts. More specifically, it suggests that teaching should focus on understanding and not rote memorization of facts and procedures. |
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| spelling | utm-55802017-08-30T06:11:26Z http://eprints.utm.my/5580/ An investigation of fraction sense among Form One students : a qualitative study Tee, Sean Sean Bakar, Md. Nor LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools Fraction is an important concept and considered to be a prerequisite to other topics in Mathematics. The goal of this study is to gain a better understanding of the sense of fraction, in particular, to understand the sense of orderliness of fractions that students possessed. Six selected Form One students were interviewed individually. Most of the students showed the sense of fraction towards denominator, where they were able to state the inverse relationship between denominator and fraction size. However, some of these students could not associate the information that they gained from denominator with nominator, which caused them to have the difficulty to determine the exact fraction size. Similar problem occurred when students were to compare the size between two fractions. The findings found in this study may have some direct implications for the teaching of fraction and also other mathematical concepts. More specifically, it suggests that teaching should focus on understanding and not rote memorization of facts and procedures. 2005 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/5580/1/MdNorBakar2005_InvestigationOfFractionSense.pdf Tee, Sean Sean and Bakar, Md. Nor (2005) An investigation of fraction sense among Form One students : a qualitative study. In: International Qualitative Convention (3rd., Johor Bahru : 2005), 2005, Johor Bahru. (Unpublished) |
| spellingShingle | LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools Tee, Sean Sean Bakar, Md. Nor An investigation of fraction sense among Form One students : a qualitative study |
| title | An investigation of fraction sense among Form One students : a qualitative study
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| title_full | An investigation of fraction sense among Form One students : a qualitative study
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| title_fullStr | An investigation of fraction sense among Form One students : a qualitative study
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| title_full_unstemmed | An investigation of fraction sense among Form One students : a qualitative study
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| title_short | An investigation of fraction sense among Form One students : a qualitative study
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| title_sort | investigation of fraction sense among form one students : a qualitative study |
| topic | LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools |
| url | http://eprints.utm.my/5580/ http://eprints.utm.my/5580/1/MdNorBakar2005_InvestigationOfFractionSense.pdf |