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Percentages
Wendy Baratta
Beth Price
Kaye Stacey
Vicki Steinle
Eugene Gvozdenko
其他書名
The Effect of Problem Structure, Number Complexity and Calculation Format
出版
ERIC Clearinghouse
, 2010
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=4Cs0vwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
This study reports how the difficulty of simple worded percentage problems is affected by the problem structure and the complexity of the numbers involved. We also investigate which methods students know. Results from 677 Year 8 and 9 students are reported. Overall the results indicate that more attention needs to be given to this important topic. Simple unit fraction equivalents seem to be emphasised, at the expense of fundamental definition ("out of a hundred") and apparently easy percentages such as 30%. The draft National Curriculum gives better guidance on the variation amongst percentage problems. (Contains 1 table and 3 figures.) [For the complete proceedings, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (33rd, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia, July 3-7, 2010)," see ED520764.].