In fourth grade, students focus most on using all four operations - addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division - to solve multi-step word problems involving multi-digit numbers. Fourth-grade ...

We use fractions of amounts in everyday life - from sharing food, to working out amounts of time and even splitting into groups for activities. Finding fractions can be used for working out discounts ...

A top-rated public university says many of its students can’t round numbers or add fractions.

The goal of this study was to describe fraction-calculation errors among fourth-grade students and to determine whether error patterns differed as a function of ...

Fractions knowledge by grade 5 uniquely predicts success in higher mathematics. Yet, assessments show that too many students struggle with this critical foundational math skill from grade 3 onward.