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The development of the common fraction concept in Grade Three learners

Claire Fraser, Hanlie Murray, Brenda Hayward, Pat Erwin
Pythagoras | Issue 59 | a129 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/pythagoras.v0i59.129 | © 2004 Claire Fraser, Hanlie Murray, Brenda Hayward, Pat Erwin | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 20 October 2004 | Published: 20 October 2004

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Claire Fraser, University of Fort Hare, South Africa
Hanlie Murray, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Brenda Hayward, University of Fort Hare, South Africa
Pat Erwin, Rhodes University, South Africa

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This paper reports on a study undertaken on the development of the common fraction concept in Grade Three learners. According to the principles of a problem-centred approach to teaching and learning, learners were encouraged to discuss, reflect on and make sense of the mathematics they were doing while solving problems set in real-life contexts as vehicles for learning. The results indicate that learners are able to develop a stable common fraction concept and a deeper understanding of the concept.

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