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- Title
Examination of Fractional Number Sense in Eight Graders with High Academic Performance.
- Authors
Kartal, Aygül; Pirasa, Nimet
- Abstract
This study revealed the fractional number sense form associated with daily life and the number sense of 8th-grade students with high academic success. This study aimed to determine fractional number sense which in eighth graders with high academic performance. This study has a qualitative patterned. The sample consisted of 20 students from the middle schools in Pazar, the province of Rize. Participation was voluntary, interviews were conducted with participants to address their fractional number sense and strategies. The data were collected using an interview form developed by the researcher. The form consisted of 15 items on number sense components (computational estimation, operation effect, number magnitude, using a benchmark, and equivalent representation) related to daily life. The data were analyzed using descriptive content analysis. As result of this study; Very few participants used number sense. Most participants turned to rule-based solutions to answer the questions. None of the participants was successful in executing number sense. The fact that the items were related to daily life helped us reveal fractional number sense.
- Subjects
ACADEMIC achievement; STUDY &; teaching of fractions; NATIONAL Council of Teachers of Mathematics; MATHEMATICS education; CONCEPT learning; CURRICULUM planning
- Publication
Education Quarterly Reviews, 2022, Vol 5, Issue 3, p297
- ISSN
2657-215X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.31014/aior.1993.05.03.546