Using Student Clinical Interviews About Fractions and Decimals as a Diagnostic to Determine Student Misconceptions and Plan Instructional Next Steps

Resources Used

“Fraction Learning Pathway” from EduGains describes a developmental trajectory for learning about fractions concepts

[Edugains.ca is now offline. Many of the resources that were available there have been reposted at the below link for continued access.]

https://www.onted.ca/topics/edugains

“Paying Attention To Fractions” describes different fractional models and provides suggestions for their implementation in the math classroom

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/LNSAttentionFractions.pdf

Making Number Talks Matter. C. Humphreys and R. Parker, Stenhouse Publishers, 2015

Number Talks: Fractions, Decimals & Percentages. S. Parrish and A. Dominick, Math Solutions Publishers, 2016