Understanding of Fraction Concepts of Elementary School Students through Problem Solving

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10.2991/assehr.k.201017.029How to use a DOI?

Keywords

fraction concept, fraction problem, problem solving

Abstract

Fractions are material numbers that are very important in mathematics and everyday life. However, many students have difficulty understanding the concept of fractions. This study aims to describe the concept understanding among student about fractions through problem-solving assisted by visual representation. Descriptive research with a mixed approach was used and involve13 elementary school students in grade V and 31 junior high school students in grade VII as research subjects. Data obtained through the subject’s written answers to the two fraction questions given were further analyzed descriptively. The analysis shows that the subject can understand the concept of fractions based on the visual representation of images, but still has difficulty presenting fractions in image representations.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Baiduri
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/10/20
TI  - Understanding of Fraction Concepts of Elementary School Students through Problem Solving
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Community Development (ICCD 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 126
EP  - 129
SN  - 2352-5398
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