Teaching fractions at elementary level in the light of Hungarian mathematics textbooks in Romania

According to the new curriculum in Romania, fractions are introduced in the second grade. The present study analyses Hungarian elementary mathematics textbooks on the topic of fractions focusing on the types of tasks in the textbooks, the significance of representations and the proportion of word pr...

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Published inTeaching Mathematics and Computer Science Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 149 - 159
Main Author Baranyai, Tünde Klára
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Debrecen University of Debrecen 20.02.2024
Subjects
Content analysis
Curricula
Distance learning
Education
Educational materials
Educational Objectives
Elementary School Mathematics
Fractions
Grade 2
Grade 4
Hypotheses
Mathematical problems
Mathematics
Online instruction
Problem solving
Questionnaires
Students
Teachers
Teaching
Textbooks
Word Problems (Mathematics)
Romania
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Summary:According to the new curriculum in Romania, fractions are introduced in the second grade. The present study analyses Hungarian elementary mathematics textbooks on the topic of fractions focusing on the types of tasks in the textbooks, the significance of representations and the proportion of word problems. Additionally, the paper presents a questionnaire-based research on teachers’ opinion regarding the adequacy and sufficiency of the digital materials and exercises related to fractions in the textbooks. Subject Classification: 97F40, 97F80, 97U20, 97U50
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ISSN:1589-7389
2676-8364
DOI:10.5485/TMCS.2023.13123