How inclusive school students understand fraction T Ikhwanudin, S Prabawanto, and D Suryadi
Departemen Pendidikan Matematika, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi No. 229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia
Abstract
This research aims to analyze students ways of understanding when they learn fractions. The respondents were 23 students of the 7th graders in the inclusive school. The research approach was qualitative, with descriptive method. The data were collected through paper and pencil measure, document and media analysis, observation, and interview. The data were analyzed by grounded theory. The results showed four mental acts; those are interpreting, problem solving, explaining, and inferring as well as ways of understanding and ways of thinking that are relevant with those mental acts
Keywords: fractions learning, students ways of understanding, inclusive school
