To halve a fraction: An issue for second language learners

The present study investigated test responses from 259 immigrant and non-immigrant school year 9 students in Sweden with the focus on how they solved two problems on fractions, one of them halving a fraction, in a test. The authors report three observations. Newly arrived second language immigrants...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jöran Petersson, Eva Norén
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-07-01
Series:Education Inquiry
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20004508.2016.1275187