Learning outcomes
By the end of this week, you will have learned about:
a diagrammatic representation which helps learners to see some of the easier equivalences between fractions, decimals and percentages
what fractions are and the challenges which learners face when working with fractions
approaches to teaching fractions with reference to finding fractions of amounts, and the four rules of fractions (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division)
what percentages are and approaches to teaching regarding finding percentages of amounts, percentage change, and finding the original amount after the effects of percentage change.