Using Formative Assessment to Foster a Growth Mindset for Learning Fraction Operations

Presenters/Authors

Joy W. Darley, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Ha Nguyen, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Olufunke Adefope, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Presentation Date

10-15-2015

Abstract or Description

In this session, the presenters will demonstrate formative assessment tasks designed to develop a “growth mindset” toward learning about fractions. Fraction Bars and Fraction Circles will be used along with number lines in order to make sense of fraction definitions and operations.

Sponsorship/Conference/Institution

Georgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference (GCTM)

Location

Eatonton, GA

Recommended Citation

Darley, Joy W., Ha Nguyen, Olufunke Adefope. 2015. "Using Formative Assessment to Foster a Growth Mindset for Learning Fraction Operations." Department of Mathematical Sciences Faculty Presentations. Presentation 353.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/math-sci-facpres/353