In this post, RUB outline findings from tests on the latest version of iTalk2Learn! One of the challenges in learning fractions is that you need to have both a good grasp of the concepts behind fractions, and the skills to calculate with fractions. What challenges are we trying to overcome? One concept that may be…
The translation of Fractions Tutor from English into German is almost complete! As well as translating the buttons and the exercises directly, the iTalk2Learn partners have given cultural adaptation a lot of attention in order to result in a truly effective German version. What sort of problems have been discovered and overcome? At first, Ruhr…
7/6/13 The Institute of Education (IOE) worked with a small group of 10 to 11 year old students towards the end of the academic year to undertake three main tasks. The students that participated in the research were highly motivated high achievers. Discovering students’ fraction representations The aim of this trial was to observe…