Abstract
This study provides a “snapshot” of a service-learning activity in an elementary school with fu-ture elementary teachers in a southern public university in a mathematics content course on arithmetic in constructing equivalent fractions by comprehending the importance of the whole in fractions. This study also demonstrates how a service-learning activity can be incorporated into a mathematics content course to give a meaningful interpretation of abstract mathematics to future elementary teachers. It provided the future teachers a platform to work with children to connect a fun-filled activity with one of the most difficult concepts in elementary mathematics—fractions. Findings of the activity show three-fourths of the future teachers communicated the importance of whole in the construction of equivalent fractions.
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Hajra, Sayonita Ghosh
(2015)
"Learning Mathematics: A Community Collaboration,"
Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education: Vol. 7:
Iss.
2, Article 1.
Available at:
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/jcehe/vol7/iss2/1
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