Using Student Clinical Interviews About Fractions and Decimals as a Diagnostic to Determine Student Misconceptions and Plan Instructional Next Steps

“Fraction Learning Pathway” from EduGains describes a developmental trajectory for learning about fractions concepts

“Paying Attention To Fractions” describes different fractional models and provides suggestions for their implementation in the math classroom

Making Number Talks Matter. C. Humphreys and R. Parker, Stenhouse Publishers, 2015

Number Talks: Fractions, Decimals & Percentages. S. Parrish and A. Dominick, Math Solutions Publishers, 2016

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Presentation for OAME describing the lessons and number talks that were designed as a result of this project

Presentation for OAME describing our research findings

Reference page describing trends in misconceptions noticed from our interviews and suggestions for instructional next steps

Structured interview questions and their alignment with sections of the Ontario Mathematics Curriculum and the "Fractions Learning Pathway"

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