Interpreting fractions description
This sub-element emphasises the development of the fraction concept and the size of fractions rather than the development of procedures or algorithmic skills. Understanding the size of a fraction is an indicator of the depth of a student’s understanding …
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InF6
Fractions as numbers connects the concepts of fractions and division: a fraction is a quotient, or a division statement (two-sixths is the same as 2 ÷ 6 or 2 partitioned into 6 equal parts) justifies where to place fractions on a number line (to place …
InF6 | Interpreting fractions | Number sense and algebra | National Numeracy Learning Progression | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources
InF1
Creating halves identifies the part and the whole recognises dividing a whole into 2 parts can create equal or unequal parts creates equal halves by attending to the linear aspect of a model (folds a paper strip in half to make equal pieces by aligning …
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InF2
Repeated halving recognises quarters and eighths formed by repeated halving of a length (finds halfway then halves each half, or repeatedly halves using a linear arrangement of discrete items – 8 counters halved and then halved again into 4 groups …
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InF5
Equivalence of fractions identifies the need to have equal wholes to compare fractional parts (explains why one-third as a number is larger than one-quarter) creates fractions larger than 1 by recreating the whole (when creating four-thirds, recognises …
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InF7
Using fractions uses knowledge of equivalence to compare fractions (when comparing two-thirds and three-quarters, subdivides the whole into twelfths) justifies the need for the same denominators to add or subtract fractions uses strategies to find a …
InF7 | Interpreting fractions | Number sense and algebra | National Numeracy Learning Progression | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources