The effect of instruction in modular arithmetic on the ability of grade 6 students to divide fractions and give a rational explanation of the process
The problem under investigation in this study was to find out what relationship a unit in modular arithmetic might have to Grade 6 pupils' skill in computing the division of fractions and to their understanding of the mathematical basis of the algorithm. It was hypothesized that a unit in modul...
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University of British Columbia
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/32395 |