Addition of unlike fractions

The teaching of addition of unlike fractions can be a very uninteresting process. Is there a more creative approach to the teaching, one that can challenge students to discovery of generalizations? Can we structure instances so that students themselves will develop the algorithm, “Change the fractio...

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Published in:The Arithmetic teacher 1968-03, Vol.15 (3), p.221-223
Main Author: ADACHI, MITSUO
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addition
Fractions
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Summary:The teaching of addition of unlike fractions can be a very uninteresting process. Is there a more creative approach to the teaching, one that can challenge students to discovery of generalizations? Can we structure instances so that students themselves will develop the algorithm, “Change the fraction to equivalent fractions with common denominators and proceed as in the addition of like fractions”?
ISSN:0004-136X
DOI:10.5951/AT.15.3.0221