Navigating the Landscape of Fraction, Decimal, and Percent Problems

This website is posted to supply documents, handouts, support materials, and drafts of problems related to our conference presentations and curriculum development projects regarding fractions, decimals, and percents. ("PFD" = Percent-Fraction-Decimal.)

Conference Presentations

• International Conference on College Teaching and Learning - Ponte Verdra Beach, FL, April 8, 2011. (teachlearn.org) Addressing the Challenges of Murphy's Law of Fractions, Decimals, and Percents, Jim Olsen and Hayley Moore.
• Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting - Springfield, IL, October 22, 2011. (ictm.org) Navigating the Landscape of Fraction, Decimal, and Percent Problems: Understanding and Addressing Student Difficulties, Jim Olsen and Joe Illichman.
• Western Illinois University Mathematics Teachers' Conference - Macomb, IL, March 23, 2012. (link) Making Sense Out of Fraction Word Problems, Jim Olsen. PowerPoint

Handouts

• PowerPoint file (from October 22, 2011 presentation)
• Concept Map (flowchart) of PFD Objectives
• Common Core State Standards, NCTM Curriculum Focal Points, and National Math Panel
• Three Dimensions
  • Objective Dimension
  • Number Variation Dimension
  • Application Dimension
• Strategies for Percent Problems
• Example Problems for the Landscape
• Used at Ponte Verdra Beach, April 8, 2011.
  • PowerPoint file (from April 8, 2011 presentation)
  • 16 PFD Objectives [.pdf of the PFD Objectives]
  • Blank Landscape Grids (showing the 3 dimensions: Objective, Number Variation, Application.) Grids with problems are below.
    • ▪Objectives 1-4 ▪Objectives 5-6 ▪Objectives 7-10 ▪Objectives 11-13 ▪Objectives 14-16
  
  

216 Landscape Problems - "grids of problems"

Files are listed by objective. Each contains "grids (tables) of problems." The problems appear in the cells of the tables. They may be copied and pasted into worksheets, quizzes, and tests.

• Problems-PFD-Landscape-OBJ.1-4.docx
• Problems-PFD-Landscape-OBJ.5.docx
• Problems-PFD-Landscape-OBJ.6.docx
• Problems-PFD-Landscape-OBJ.7-10.docx
• Problems-PFD-Landscape-OBJ.11-12.docx
• Problems-PFD-Landscape-OBJ.13-14.docx [.pdf]
• Problems-PFD-Landscape-OBJ.15.docx
• Problems-PFD-Landscape-OBJ.16.docx [.pdf]

©Jim Olsen, Hayley Moore, and Joseph Illichman, Western Illinois University.  These problems may be used for classroom use. As of 10/19/2011, although reviewed, these problems may contain small typographical errors.  Please report errors to JR-Olsen@wiu.edu.  Thank you.

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