A New Twist on Fraction Equations

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Victoria R. Jacobs University of North Carolina, Greensboro

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Susan B. Empson University of Missouri, Columbia

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Joan M. Case
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Amy Dunning University of Illinois Springfield, Springfield

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Naomi A. Jessup Georgia State University, Atlanta

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Gladys Krause College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia

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D’Anna Pynes University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana

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Volume/Issue:
Volume 115: Issue 12
Page(s):
859–866
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5951/MTLT.2022.0105
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Subjects:
Grade(s) or Audience, Grades 3-5, Math Topic, Number, Number & Operations—Fractions, Other Topic, Communication, Discourse/Questioning, Problem Solving, Research, Action Research/Teaching Experiments, Professional Development / Teacher Training

The authors introduce an activity involving “follow-up equations” to connect with ideas children have already expressed during fraction problem solving.

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© 2022 by National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc.
Page Count:
8
Article Category:
Research Article
Print Publication Date:
01 Dec 2022
Online Publication Date:
Dec 2022
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