Title of article
Underprepared College Students’ Understanding of and Misconceptions with Fractions
Author/Authors
lee, hea-jin ohio state university, Lima, USA , boyadzhiev, irina ohio state university, Lima, USA
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1
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12
Abstract
This study investigated understanding of and misconceptions with fractions in college students enrolled in a remedial mathematics course. Data were collected from 22 college students for one semester. The analysis of 41 fraction problems revealed that participants’ common misconceptions were associated with a lack of understanding of basic definition of fractions, least common denominators/least common multiples, and order of operations. In addition, some students were able to recall the procedures but could not compute fractions accurately due to the misconceptions listed above.
Keywords
remedial class , underprepared students , fraction computational skills , misconceptions about fraction
Journal title
international electronic journal of mathematical education
Journal title
international electronic journal of mathematical education
Record number
2750778
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