Essays about: "Nazlı Irmak Yildirim"

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  1. 1. How fractions are introduced in compulsory school : A comparative study of Grade 6 textbooks in Turkey and Sweden

    University essay from Institutionen för datavetenskap, fysik och matematik, DFM

    Author : Nazlı Irmak YILDIRIM; [2012]
    Keywords : mathematics; fractions; textbooks; compulsory education; matematik; bråk; läroböcker; Matematik; kesirler; ders kitapları; zorunlu eğitim;

    Abstract : Abstract   The purpose of this study is to provide a detailed description of the way fractions are processed in Turkish and Swedish mathematics textbooks. For our investigation of textbooks, we used several theoretical notions  such us different ways of understanding fractions (part-whole, ratio, measure, quotient, decimal and operator), representations (treatment, conversion), making distinctions between routine tasks and problems, classifying contexts of examples and problems in terms of real-life situations, semi-realities, and pure mathematics, and about texts narrative and paradigmatic styles. READ MORE