Engaging Whole-Number Knowledge for Rational-Number Leaning Using a Computer-Based Tool

This constructivist teaching experiment investigated the role of whole-number knowledge in fraction learning. Two nine-year-old students worked for one year with a computer program (Copycat) and demonstrated that the development of whole-number knowledge and rational-number knowledge is interdepende...

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Published in:Journal for research in mathematics education 1996, Vol.27 (3), p.354
Main Author: Hunting, Robert P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computer Uses in Education
Courseware
Elementary School Students
Fractions
Mathematics Instruction
Number Concepts
Primary Education
Whole Numbers
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Summary:This constructivist teaching experiment investigated the role of whole-number knowledge in fraction learning. Two nine-year-old students worked for one year with a computer program (Copycat) and demonstrated that the development of whole-number knowledge and rational-number knowledge is interdependent. Contains 59 references. (KMC)
ISSN:0021-8251