Teaching Fractions and Ratios for Understanding: Essential Content Knowledge and Instructional Strategies for Teachers

by Susan J. Lamon

Overview

The fourth edition of this groundbreaking text helps pre-service and in-service mathematics teachers build the comfort and confidence they need to begin talking to children about fractions and ratios, distilling complex ideas and translating research into usable ideas for the classroom.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367441678
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/25/2020
Edition description:	4th ed.
Pages:	294
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Susan J. Lamon is Professor Emerita of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science at Marquette University.

Table of Contents

1. Proportional Reasoning: An Overview 2. Fractions and Rational Numbers 3.  Relative Thinking and Measurement 4. Quantities and Covariation 5.  Proportional Reasoning 6.  Reasoning with Fractions 7. Fractions as Part-Whole Comparisons 8. Fractions as Quotients 9. Fractions as Operators 10. Fractions as Measures 11. Ratios and Rates 12. Distance - Speed - Time 13. Summary 14. Problem Solving 

Editorial Reviews

"Teaching Fractions and Ratios is an outstanding book that helps pre-service and practicing teachers reconceptualize their understanding of rational numbers and proportionality. Teachers who use the principles discussed in this book have found that students retain their knowledge of rational numbers and can apply it in novel problem contexts."

—Dr. Jo Clay Olson, Assistant Professor, Mathematics Education, Department of Teaching & Learning, Washington State University.

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