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Mathematics 8 SupportFraction Meanings
Meanings of Fractions
Meaning Example
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Part of a Whole
the result when the wholeor unit is partitioned into
equal-sized parts
Part of a Whole
• Sharing tasks promote developmental understanding for part of a whole.
• The parts into which the whole is divided are equal but do not need to be identical.
• Fraction parts do not have to be adjacent.
Meanings of Fractions
Part of a Whole Example
the result when the whole or unit is partitioned into equal-sized parts• Sharing tasks promote
developmental understanding for part of a whole.
• The parts into which the whole is divided are equal but do not need to be identical.
• Fraction parts do not have to be adjacent.
5 of the figure is shaded
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Parts of a Set
the result when a group or a collection of things
is partitioned
Parts of a Set
• The members of the set do not have to be identical.
• Containing or enclosing the set helps students see the set as one unit.
Part of a Measure
involves associating marks on measuring devices, such as rulers, with fraction names
Part of a Measure
• This is the most abstract of the first three meanings but the most useful for the teaching of computational skills.
Can be Used to Name a Ratio
a comparison between two quantities that may or may not
involve different units
Can be Used to Name a Ratio
• A ratio is a numerical relationship• A fraction used to name a ratio may or
may not involve wholes, groups or the name for a point (measure). It involves making a comparison.
An Indicated Division
the symbolic form of a fraction is seen as the quotient of 2
integers with the fraction bar as a signal to divide
Can be Used as an Operator
to operate on a unit (e.g. of 12)34
Can be Used as an Operator
• A misconception that often occurs is that students think that multiplication “always makes bigger” and division “always makes smaller”.
Write about or draw to
illustrate each of the meanings.
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