Hard Lessons: Why Rational Number Arithmetic Is So Difficult for So Many People
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Why is learning fraction and decimal arithmetic so difficult?
Fraction and decimal arithmetic are crucial for later mathematics achievement and for ability to succeed in many professions. Unfortunately, these capabilities pose large difficulties formany children and adults, and students’ proficiency in them has shown little sign of improvement over the past three decades. To summarize what is known about fraction and decimal arithmetic and to stimulate gr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Directions in Psychological Science
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0963-7214,1467-8721
DOI: 10.1177/0963721417700129