Fraction Magnitude: Mapping Between Symbolic and Spatial Representations of Proportion

Fraction notation conveys both part-whole (3/4 is 3 out of 4) and magnitude (3/4 = 0.75) information, yet evidence suggests that both children and adults find accessing magnitude information from fractions particularly difficult. Recent research suggests that using number lines to teach children abo...

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Main Authors: Michelle Ann Hurst, Marisa Massaro, Sara Cordes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Insitute for Psychology 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of Numerical Cognition
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Online Access:https://jnc.psychopen.eu/index.php/jnc/article/view/285