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Fraction Misconceptions

Fraction Misconceptions is a theoretical construct in mathematics education research that identifies systematic errors in students' understanding of fractional concepts, arising from intuitive but incorrect beliefs about the nature, representation, or operations of fractions.

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2017–2026

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87

Enhancing Prospective Teachers' Knowledge of Children's Conceptions: The Case of Division of Fractions

Dina Tirosh · Journal for Research in Mathematics Education · 2000 · 386 citations

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Drawing on a Theoretical Model to Study Students’ Understandings of Fractions

Charalambos Y. Charalambous, Demetra Pitta‐Pantazi · Educational Studies in Mathematics · 2006 · 279 citations

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An Extensive Analysis of Preservice Elementary Teachers’ Knowledge of Fractions

Kristie J. Newton · American Educational Research Journal · 2008 · 184 citations

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Developing pre-service teachers understanding of fractions through problem posing

Zülbiye Toluk Uçar · Teaching and Teacher Education · 2008 · 167 citations

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General and math-specific predictors of sixth-graders’ knowledge of fractions

Nicole Hansen, Nancy C. Jordan, Edmund P. Fernandez et al. · Cognitive Development · 2015 · 144 citations

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Authors

189

  1. DO
    Dana Olanoff

    Widener University, United States

    3 publications · 144 citations

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  2. JL
    Ji-Eun Lee

    Oakland University, United States

    3 publications · 58 citations

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  3. PD
    Pablo Dartnell

    University of Chile, Chile

    2 publications · 61 citations

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  4. RL
    Richard Lehrer

    Vanderbilt University, United States

    2 publications · 60 citations

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  5. RS
    Robert S. Siegler

    Carnegie Mellon University, United States

    2 publications · 170 citations

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Institutions

111

  1. University of Delaware

    Newark, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    640 citations

  2. Oakland University

    Rochester, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    58 citations

  3. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    140 citations

  4. Illinois State University

    Normal, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    285 citations

  5. Widener University

    Chester, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    228 citations

  6. Vanderbilt University

    Nashville, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    309 citations

  7. Beijing Normal University

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    235 citations

  8. Portland State University

    Portland, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    60 citations

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Venues

  1. Teaching Children Mathematics

    TCM · 5 publications · 81 citations

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  2. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

    JRME · 4 publications · 541 citations

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  3. Educational Studies in Mathematics

    4 publications · 467 citations

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  5. Mathematics Education Research Journal

    3 publications · 123 citations

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