Starting from a multiple-choice question taken from the INVALSI standardized national test in grade 5, we investigate the conception about rational numbers developed by Italian students. The aim of this study is to point out which invariant-operators emerge in students' answers and which one of them conducts more easily to right/wrong conclusions. The analysis reveals four different types of invariantoperators that can result in different conceptions of rational number. Common errors in conversion from fraction to decimal (and viceversa) are revealed. Some implications for practice and research are discussed.
A partire da una domanda a risposta multipla tratta dai test standardizzati INVALSI per la quinta primaria, investighiamo la concezione di numero razionale sviluppata dagli studenti italiani. Lo scopo di questa ricerca è quello di individuare quali invariantioperatori emergono dalle risposte degli studenti e quali di questi conducono più facilmente a conclusioni corrette o errate. Vengono anche osservati alcuni errori comuni nella conversione da frazione a decimale (e viceversa). Sono discusse alcune implicazioni per la pratica e la ricerca.
Confrontare decimali e frazioni: analisi delle concezioni degli studenti a partire da una domanda INVALSI
FERRETTI F
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2016
Abstract
Starting from a multiple-choice question taken from the INVALSI standardized national test in grade 5, we investigate the conception about rational numbers developed by Italian students. The aim of this study is to point out which invariant-operators emerge in students' answers and which one of them conducts more easily to right/wrong conclusions. The analysis reveals four different types of invariantoperators that can result in different conceptions of rational number. Common errors in conversion from fraction to decimal (and viceversa) are revealed. Some implications for practice and research are discussed.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.