Conference proceeding
6th grade students’ strategies in ratio problems
Vol.4, pp.289-296
Proceedings of the 33rd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education: In Search for Theories in Mathematics Education, 4 (Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece, 19/07/2009 - 24/07/2009)
2009
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Abstract
This study is one part of a research project which focuses on students’ performance
in a number of tasks concerning the concept of ratio. Sixteen 6th grade students were
clinically interviewed in order to categorize their responses to real life tasks which
include all the aspects of the concept of ratio. From the analysis of the data a number
of issues about their strategies emerged. It seems that students’ reasoning does not
follow a predetermined path, and varies across the tasks. Moreover, the impact of the
qualitative elements of the tasks seems to affect their reasoning. A qualititative –
proportional approach is adopted in the cases where the proportionality is not
adequately formed.
Details
- Title
- 6th grade students’ strategies in ratio problems
- Creators
- C Panoutsos (Author) - University of PatrasI Karantzis (Author) - University of PatrasChristos Markopoulos (Author) - University of Patras
- Contributors
- M Tzekaki (Editor of compilation)Maria Kaldrimidou (Editor of compilation)Haralambos Sakonidis (Editor of compilation)
- Publication Details
- Vol.4, pp.289-296
- Conference
- Proceedings of the 33rd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education: In Search for Theories in Mathematics Education, 4 (Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece, 19/07/2009 - 24/07/2009)
- Publisher
- International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
- Number of pages
- 289-296
- Identifiers
- 2197; 991012821584902368
- Academic Unit
- School of Education; Faculty of Education
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding