Uses of Think Aloud to Verify the Cognitive Attributes in Division of Fractions. Technical Report # 08-09

The purpose of this technical report is to describe a research study exploring students' cognitive processing while solving problems related to division of fractions. Four students were interviewed using verbal protocol techniques with the intention of better understanding their cognitive proce...

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Published inBehavioral Research and Teaching
Main Authors Ketterlin-Geller, Leanne, Liu, Kimy
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published Behavioral Research and Teaching 2008
Subjects
Arithmetic
Cognitive Processes
Elementary School Students
Grade 5
Grade 6
Interviews
Mathematics
Problem Solving
Protocol Analysis
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Summary:The purpose of this technical report is to describe a research study exploring students' cognitive processing while solving problems related to division of fractions. Four students were interviewed using verbal protocol techniques with the intention of better understanding their cognitive processing when dividing fractions. Information gained from this study was used to verify and revise the cognitive model for division of fractions, which will be subsequently used to guide the development of a cognitive diagnostic test and instructional sequence. Appended are: (1) Cognitive Model for Division of Fractions; (2) Items; and (3) Depth of Knowledge and Corresponding Examples. (Contains 2 tables.)