When you think back on elementary school math, do you have fond memories of the countless worksheets you completed on adding fractions or solving division problems? Probably not. Researchers and ...

Fractions are the basis for most higher-level mathematics. Students need to master the numerical values in earlier grades to tackle topics like algebra later. There’s only one hitch: Fractions can ...

Dividing Fractions: When dividing fractions, you can achieve the same result by multiplying the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction. A fraction consists of a numerator and a ...

A fraction is part of a whole. The whole can be a shape, a length, a number or a set of objects. Fractions are always divided into equal parts. A half is one of two equal parts that together make a ...

The authors examined the thinking of children who had the opportunity to construct personal knowledge about division of fractions. The authors based this study on a teaching experiment design and used ...