Whizz is currently in discussions with other iTalk2Learn partners around the possible integration of Fractions Lab into Maths-Whizz’s set of Teachers’ Resources. Why integrate Fractions Lab with Maths-Whizz? This effort would serve two purposes: Support further research and development of Fractions Lab for the benefit of iTalk2Learn Explore the viability of Fractions Lab as a…
Fractions Misconceptions and Thinking-in-Change: Samuel and the Equivalent Fractions Misconceptions are a bi-product of children developing their own connections as they experience mathematics in school and in the world around them (Hansen, 2012, 2014). In the iTalk2Learn project we are designing tasks and task-dependent support for the exploratory learning environment, Fractions Lab (see WP3 news…
You’ve heard why the iTalk2Learn Consortium think Fractions Lab is so exciting and now it’s time to hear what the students think… The Institute of Education has been trialling Fractions Lab in schools throughout the UK. In this blog post, one of the teachers at Moorside Primary School tells us how the trial impacted upon students in his class. …
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…
27/1/13 The Institute of Education (IOE) has been working with schools to complete trials for the iTalk2Learn project. One of the schools that IOE is working with is St Peter’s School. IOE’s current work at the school is focussed upon piloting the Wizard-Of-Oz functionalities and getting feedback from the students about the platform overall. In…