The Quantitative Meaning of Fractions for Mexican Sixth-Grade Students

<p class="p1">This study consisted in the application of questionnaires to 297 sixth-grade students from 13 different elementary schools in Mexico. Pupils were asked to identify the quantity represented by common fractions (e.g., 1/2, 1/4, 1/3, 3/4). Findings suggest that many studen...

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Main Authors: José Luis Cortina Morfín, Ericka Renata Cardoso Moreno, Claudia Zúñiga Gaspar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 2012-05-01
Series:Revista Electrónica de Investigación Educativa
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Online Access:http://redie.uabc.mx/redie/article/view/297