Fractions

Learning Activities in a Dynamic Learning Environment to Foster a Basic Fraction Concept

In a dynamic learning environment, students' prior mathematical knowledge did not influence their learning outcomes, while in a static environment it dit.

Rowena Merkel

Transitions between conceptual and procedural knowledge profiles. Patterns in understanding fractions and indicators for individual differences

We investigated profiles of conceptual and procedural fraction knowledge, their longitudinal transitions, and the underlying factors.

Katja Lenz

Topic specificity of students' conceptual and procedural fraction knowledge and its impact on errors

We performed a latent profile analysis to show that the level of conceptual and procedural fraction knowledge can vary within students between topics.

Katja Lenz

Considering teachers' beliefs, motivation, and emotions regarding teaching mathematics with digital tools: The effect of an in-service teacher training

We show that orientations can be successfully fostered—while individual differences exist in the effect and success of interventions.

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Frank Reinhold

frACTIONs

Motivated Action in Learning Fractions with Digital Tools

Digital support principles for sustainable mathematics learning in disadvantaged students

Interactive and adaptive scaffolds in digital learning environments yield sustainable positive effects on mathematics learning in disadvantaged students.

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Frank Reinhold

Process data from electronic textbooks indicate students' classroom engagement

This study demonstrates a viable way to unobtrusively measure students' classroom engagement utilizing process data from electronic textbooks.

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Frank Reinhold

Learning Fractions with and without Educational Technology: What Matters for High-Achieving and Low-Achieving Students?

We developed interactive material for learning fractions providing scaffolds in an e-textbook. High-achieving students did benefit from the curriculum, regardless of whether it was …

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Frank Reinhold

Design and research potential of interactive textbooks: the case of fractions

Computer-based learning environments introduce aspects that allow further information on learning processes to be gleaned. In this study, linear mixed models revealed a negative …

Stefan Hoch