Title: FRACTION OPERATIONS: AN EXAMINATION OF PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS ' ERRORS, CONFIDENCE, AND BIAS.
Authors: Young, Elaine; Zientek, Linda Reichwein
Abstract: The article presents a study which investigates the competency and confidence of prospective teachers with fraction operations as they utilize a college Mathematics content course intended for teachers in the U.S. The findings of the study reveal that the level of competence among prospective teachers varies by fraction operation. They usually predict their performance on multiplying fractions inaccurately with dividing reciprocal fractions and relatively prime denominators.
Subjects: UNITED States; JOB skills; SELF-confidence; COLLEGE teachers; MATHEMATICS education (Higher)
Publication: Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 2011, Vol 4, Issue 1, p1
ISSN: 1947-7503
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1080/24727466.2011.11790307

FRACTION OPERATIONS: AN EXAMINATION OF PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS ' ERRORS, CONFIDENCE, AND BIAS.

Young, Elaine; Zientek, Linda Reichwein