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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784484503321

Autore

Lamon Susan J. <1949->

Titolo

More [[electronic resource] ] : in-depth discussion of the reasoning activities in "Teaching fractions and ratios for understanding" / / Susan J. Lamon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Publishers, 2006

ISBN

1-282-32695-3

9786612326950

1-4106-1712-2

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (125 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LamonSusan J. <1949->

Disciplina

372.7/2

Soggetti

Fractions - Study and teaching (Elementary)

Ratio and proportion - Study and teaching (Elementary)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1 Fractions and Proportional Reasoning: An Overview; 2 Fractions and Rational Numbers; 3 Relative and Absolute Thinking; 4 Measurement; 5 Quantities and Covariation; 6 Reasoning Up and Down; 7 Unitizing; 8 Sharing and Comparing; 9 Proportional Reasoning; 10 Reasoning with Fractions; 11 Part-Whole Comparisons; 12 Partitioning and Quotients; 13 Rational Numbers as Operators; 14 Rational Numbers as Measures; 15 Ratios and Rates; 16 Distance-Rate-Time Relationships; 17 Similarity and Percents; Challenging Problems

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a supplement to the text Teaching Fractions and Ratios for Understanding. It is not merely an answer key, but a resource that includes in-depth discussions of the problems in the text; develops and extends discussion of the issues, teaching problems, and other considerations raised in the chapters; and contains additional problems--with and without solutions--that instructors may find helpful for assessment purposes.In the second edition, MORE has been reorganized so that supplementary activities immediately follow the discussions of the activities from the t