Fraction Ball: Playful and Physically Active Fraction and Decimal Learning

Autor/inn/en	Bustamante, Andres S.; Begolli, Kreshnik Nasi; Alvarez-Vargas, Daniela; Bailey, Drew H.; Richland, Lindsey Engle
Titel	Fraction Ball: Playful and Physically Active Fraction and Decimal Learning
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Psychology, 114 (2022) 6, S.1307-1320 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Bustamante, Andres S.) ORCID (Begolli, Kreshnik Nasi) ORCID (Alvarez-Vargas, Daniela) ORCID (Richland, Lindsey Engle)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0663
DOI	10.1037/edu0000714
Schlagwörter	Play; Physical Activities; Fractions; Arithmetic; Mathematics Education; Grade 5; Grade 6; Elementary School Students; Physical Education; Instructional Effectiveness; Teaching Methods; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Spiel; Bruchrechnung; Addition; Arithmetik; Arithmetikunterricht; Rechnen; Mathematische Bildung; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht; Unterrichtserfolg; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kalifornien
Abstract	This study tested a novel approach to capitalizing on the benefits of play for informal math learning. Two experiments evaluated a platform called "Fraction Ball," that provides an embodied, playful, and physically active learning experience by modifying the lines on a basketball court to support rational number learning. In the Pilot Experiment, 69 fifth-sixth graders were randomly assigned to play a set of four different Fraction Ball games or attend normal physical education (PE) class and completed rational number pretests and posttests. After strategic improvements to expand the intervention, the same protocol was implemented in the Efficacy Experiment with 160 fourth-sixth graders. Playing Fraction Ball for four PE class periods (Pilot Experiment) improved students' ability to convert fractions to decimals. Playing a revised version of six different Fraction Ball games for six PE class periods (Efficacy Experiment) significantly improved children's rational number understanding as reflected by higher scores in overall accuracy, with positive impacts on several subtests. Fraction Ball represents a low-cost, highly scalable intervention that promotes math learning in a fun and engaging approach. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01