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Revista electrónica de investigación educativa
versión On-line ISSN 1607-4041
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CORTINA MORFIN, José Luis; CARDOSO MORENO, Ericka Renata y ZUNIGA GASPAR, Claudia. The Quantitative Meaning of Fractions for Mexican Sixth-Grade Students. REDIE [online]. 2012, vol.14, n.1, pp.70-85. ISSN 1607-4041.
This study consisted in the application of questionnaires to 297 sixth-grade students from 13 different elementary schools in Mexico. Pupils were asked to identify the quantity represented by common fractions (e.g., 1/2, 1/4, 1/3, 3/4). Findings suggest that many students are finishing elementary school in Mexico with a very limited understanding of fractions. Some seem not to have developed basic quantitative concepts that would allow them to readily and correctly recognize the quantitative meaning of the most common fractions, including "1/2". We explain the implications of such findings for students' future mathematical development.
Palabras llave : Mathematics education; elementary school; fractions.