A case study on students’ performance in fraction number sense
List of Authors
  • Nur Syamimi Azmi , Teh Faradilla Abdul Rahman

Keyword
  • number sense, fraction number sense, fraction

Abstract
  • Student with good number sense tends to perform better mental computations, sense-making approach, planning and control, flexibility and appropriateness sense of reasonableness. While it is undeniable that number sense is important to be used every day, most students failed to make relation between mathematics and their daily life activities. Thus, the main purpose in this study is to identify the students’ ability of number sense in fraction. The second aim was to determine the relationship between students’ performance in mathematics in general and fraction number sense. Mixed method was used in this study which included a set of midterm test, a set of fraction number sense questions and 13 interview items. The respondents’ number sense ability toward fraction was analysed using Mann Whitney U test. Pearson Correlation test was used to determine the relationship between students’ overall performance in Mathematics with their ability in fraction number sense. The result indicated that respondents had low level of number sense ability and there was almost no significant correlation between Mathematics achievements and fraction number sense. The study concluded that number sense performance must be improved by considering visual representation such as number line and other related to real life activities in pedagogy.

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