1. One of the key things that I learned from Developing Fraction Concepts is how important it is for students to learn and fully comprehend fractions. In this chapter, the author talked about how fractions are important for students to understand more advanced mathematics and how fractions are used across various professions. As I was reading this, I thought about all the nurses who use fractions when calculating dosages and how important it is for them to get the dosages correct. If a nurse messed up the dosage amount, then it can result in someone’s life being taken away. After I thought about this, I began thinking about the next generation of kids and our education system. I think it is very important for us, teachers, to teach our students …show more content…
Another thing that I learned from this chapter is how difficult it can be for students to comprehend fractions. This chapter talked about all of the different concepts that fractions can represent and how hard it can be for students to understand all of these concepts. The chapter also discussed how students get confused about the way fractions are written and how instruction would be better if it focused on conceptual understanding of fractions. I think that it is very important for us, teachers, to know what our students struggle with, so we can help clear up any misunderstandings.
3. The last thing that I learned from this chapter is all of the different ways you can teach fractions. This chapter talked about area models, length models, and set models and how they can help your student learn fractions. Area models help your students see the area covered (the fraction) as it relates to the whole unit. Length models help your students see the location of a point in relation to 0. Last but not least, set models help your students see the objects in a subset as it relates to the defined whole. All of these models can help your students get a better understanding of fractions.
2 Questions That I Still Have About What I