Conceptual mis(understandings) of fractions: From area models to multiple embodiments

Area-model representations seem to have been dominant in the teaching and learning of fractions, especially in primary school mathematics curricula. In this study, we investigated 40 fifth grade children’s understandings of the unit fractions, 1 2 , 1 3 and 1 4 , represented through a variety of dif...

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