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For questions about the mathematical education in the first years in school (ages approx. 5-10).

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Teaching Math for Elementary Teachers

I don't know where you're from, so I'll address this from a North American perspective. If you're thinking research-level mathematics is useful to learning how to deal with 5-year-olds, you might just …
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How to explain fractions to 7 year old kid

Typically, it is better to introduce mathematical ideas after the need for that new idea is obvious. For example: How should 2 children share 8 pieces of licorice? How should 4 children share 8 piec …
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Why do some students struggle so much with fractions?

As for research on fractions education... there's a TON. As for research on fractions education that rigorously measures cause and effect through randomized controlled experiments and long-term follo …
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Why do some students struggle so much with fractions?

There are many reasons why fractions are so hard for students to learn. Mostly, they're taught gibberish and assessed according to such gibberish. Example 1 You are a 12-year-old student who has lear …
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At what age are most children able to convert between rational fractions and decimals?

There is no single answer because there are several semi-overlapping methods to convert fractions and decimals. Depending on the numbers, they require drastically varying amounts of prior knowledge. T …
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Confirmation bias in math education

Here is a second example of devastatingly terrible and common confirmation bias. [It's probably more important than my first post...] Example: Flight Imagine it's 1902, a year before the Wright Brothe …
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What are other strategies for a 7 year old for addition and subtraction besides counting fin...

Typical strategies include: Memorizing sums to 10, e.g. $7 + 3 = 10$, then using that equation to determine $6 + 3 = \_\_$ or $7+4=\_\_$ Memorizing the doubles, e.g. $7 + 7 = 14$, then using that to …
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Concrete way to teach addition and subtraction of fractions

Suggestion: Do not bother having students do calculations with two fractions until they can do a comparable operation with a fraction and a whole number. Example: Before teaching, say, $\frac{3}{2}-\ …
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How do I convince my teachers that a book on maths must focus on conceptual understanding?

(This entire post is speculation.) I think your teachers think that they are teaching conceptually already and that the students already have a deep understanding. You need to burst that bubble not w …
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Confirmation bias in math education

Is the teacher's confirmation bias a serious problem? Yes and this is not specific to math class. Example of Confirmation Bias in Assessment On Monday, the teacher thinks: "If my students have …
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