iFractions: Using Games to Teach Children Fractions

Abstract

Fractions are fundamental concepts in mathematics education and can be applied to various everyday tasks. However, teaching and learning fractions remain challenging due to their abstract nature. To mitigate this challenge, this paper introduces an open-source collection of educational minigames to support the teaching of fractions through interactive and visual approaches. At the same time, to evaluate its effectiveness, a quasi-experimental study was conducted using pre- and post-tests. The results demonstrated a significant improvement in students’ hit ratio, with an average normalized gain of 0.767. With this work, we contribute to the teaching of mathematics by presenting an open-source tool that can facilitate the teaching and learning of fractions.