Title page for ETD etd-07062011-133533

Type of Document

Master's Thesis

Author

Lejeune, Lauren Alissa

URN

etd-07062011-133533

Title

Fraction Proficiency in Gifted Middle School Students

Degree

Master of Natural Sciences (M.N.S.)

Department

Natural Sciences (Interdepartmental Program)

Advisory Committee

Advisor Name	Title
Madden, James J	Committee Chair
Neubrander, Frank M	Committee Member
Rizzuto, Tracey E	Committee Member

Keywords

fractions
fraction proficiency
teaching fractions
catch-up fraction program

Date of Defense

2011-06-24

Availability

unrestricted

Abstract

This thesis presents a program to develop fraction proficiency in gifted students who have skipped grades. The program was piloted with 31 gifted and advanced students in grades 6 and 7, and qualitative data on their performance is presented. Also presented here is a test
of fraction proficiency that was developed to determine the level that students achieved at the end of the pilot program. The results of this test are presented and analyzed. The net contribution of this work is to present a starting point for a set of catch-up lessons on operations with fractions and to present a starting point for an assessment for testing fraction proficiency.

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