Mathematics · Pedagogy of Mathematics
When asked to arrange the decimal numbers 1.5, 0.23, 1.6, 0.034, 1.13 in ascending order, a student arranged them as 0.23, 0.034, 1.5, 1.6, 1.13. Which of the following is the most appropriate analysis of the student's response?
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- 1The student has arranged the decimal numbers in the correct order.
- 2The student has a misconception that a decimal number with more digits in its fractional part is larger.✓
- 3The teacher should simply ask the student to recall the rules of decimals and re-arrange them.
- 4The student made a careless mistake by arranging the numbers in descending order.
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The student has a misconception that a decimal number with more digits in its fractional part is larger.
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