Jan. 29—DANVILLE — You could say Sydni Franklin's sixth grade math class at Danville Middle School is learning fractions the hard way — well, the hard plastic way. A few weeks ago, her students ...

The Fraction Spacecraft intervention study’s aim is to compare the effects of virtual and concrete manipulatives in fourth and fifth graders learning of fractions and decimal numbers, as well as the ...

Fractions are the basis for most higher-level mathematics. Students need to master the numerical values in earlier grades to tackle topics like algebra later. There’s only one hitch: Fractions can ...

Just hearing the F word can cause kids (adults too) to freak out. And if you think about it, there are lots of reasons students feel flummoxed by fractions. For one thing, there’s the misleading ...

A few weeks ago, her students started studying fractions using a collection of rods, blocks and other shapes meant to show them how fractions look geometrically, not just as numbers on a page. These ...