Pre-Service Teachers Making Sense of Fraction Division with Remainders

Nesrin Sahin; Rebecca Gault; Laura Tapp; Juli K. Dixon

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Nesrin Sahin ¹ ^* , Rebecca Gault ², Laura Tapp ³, Juli K. Dixon ⁴

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¹ University of Central Arkansas, USA² University of West Georgia, USA³ Alvin College, USA⁴ University of Central Florida, USA^* Corresponding Author

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This study reports an analysis of how pre-service teachers (n=34) made sense of fraction division with remainders using pictorial modeling strategies, and how small-group and whole-class discussion helped them develop conceptual understanding. One and a half class sessions were video recorded, and 12 interviews were conducted. Results indicate that pre-service teachers can develop a conceptual understanding of fraction division with remainders using modeling strategies, and their understanding emerges in three levels: a) level one: ignoring the remainder or labeling it incorrectly; b) level two: interpreting the remainder in the original unit but not relating it to the new unit; and c) level three: interpreting the remainder both in the original unit and the new unit flexibly.

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pre-service teacher education
fractions
fraction division
remainder

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INT ELECT J MATH ED, 2020, Volume 15, Issue 1, Article No: em0552

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Sahin, N., Gault, R., Tapp, L., & Dixon, J. K. (2020). Pre-Service Teachers Making Sense of Fraction Division with Remainders. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 15(1), em0552. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/5934

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Sahin N, Gault R, Tapp L, Dixon JK. Pre-Service Teachers Making Sense of Fraction Division with Remainders. INT ELECT J MATH ED. 2020;15(1):em0552. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/5934

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Sahin N, Gault R, Tapp L, Dixon JK. Pre-Service Teachers Making Sense of Fraction Division with Remainders. INT ELECT J MATH ED. 2020;15(1), em0552. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/5934

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Sahin, Nesrin, Rebecca Gault, Laura Tapp, and Juli K. Dixon. "Pre-Service Teachers Making Sense of Fraction Division with Remainders". International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education 2020 15 no. 1 (2020): em0552. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/5934

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Sahin, N., Gault, R., Tapp, L., and Dixon, J. K. (2020). Pre-Service Teachers Making Sense of Fraction Division with Remainders. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 15(1), em0552. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/5934

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Sahin, Nesrin et al. "Pre-Service Teachers Making Sense of Fraction Division with Remainders". International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, vol. 15, no. 1, 2020, em0552. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/5934