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Growth of pre-service teachers’ knowledge and teaching ideas about decimals and fractions : The case of Vivi
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posted on 2009-01-01, 00:00 authored by Wanty WidjajaWanty Widjaja, K StaceyThis paper discussed and analysed the growth of one pre-service teachers’ knowledge about decimals and fractions during a teaching experiment. Evidence of her progress is based on responses to written test and interview questions. This case shows with probing questions and appropriate teaching ideas, it is possible for a pre-service teacher with initially weak and fragmented knowledge about decimals and fractions to develop a meaningful knowledge about decimals and fractions. The stronger conceptual base provided by use of a concrete representation of decimals enabled Vivi to move away from reliance on memorised facts and rules and towards conceptually based explanations of ideas.
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Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. Conference (32nd : 2009 : Wellington, New Zealand)Pagination
587 - 595Publisher
MERGALocation
Wellington, N. Z.Place of publication
Palmerston North, N. Z.Start date
2009-07-05End date
2009-07-09ISBN-13
9781920846220Language
engPublication classification
E1.1 Full written paper - refereedCopyright notice
2009, MERGAEditor/Contributor(s)
R Hunter, B Bicknell, T BurgessTitle of proceedings
MERGA 32 : Crossing divides : mathematics education research group of Australasia : Proceedings of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Conference 2009Usage metrics
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