In this video, I demonstrate quick methods for multiplying and dividing fractions, aiming to enable mental calculations. This ...
In this video, I break down the three fundamental principles of fractions, essential for anyone looking to improve their math ...
“Who would draw a picture to divide 2/3 by 3/4?” asked Marina Ratner, a professor emerita of mathematics at the University of California at Berkeley, in a recent Wall Street Journal opinion piece.
Many students in elementary grades struggle to grasp the perennially vexing concept of fractions. If those struggles persist ...
But now math is spinning back around and haunting me in the form of my fifth grader. Last night, I found myself dealing with how to multiply fractions as part of helping with his homework assignment.
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Fractions are a notoriously tricky part of elementary math education for many children. Too often teachers struggle to ensure students are grasping the conceptual underpinnings of this complicated ...
Many children never master fractions. When asked whether 12/13 + 7/8 was closest to 1, 2, 19, or 21, only 24% of a nationally representative sample of more than 20,000 US 8th graders answered ...
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