The purpose of this study is to create and develop a Team Assisted Individualization(TAI)
fraction-learning program through the usage of Cuisenaire Rods and to enable and facilitate a
practical application of the program in elementary education. Based on a presumption that
elementary school students face difficulties in mathematics and accordingly lose interest in
mathematics primarily because of an erroneous course of learning and confusing conceptual
contents, this study searched for a fraction-learning program that provides self-motivation and
opportunities for active intellectual formation.
In conclusion, the TAI fraction-learning program through the usage of Cuisenaire Rods
possessed statistically significant effects on the students’ understanding of the concepts of
fractions, the principles of fractions, and the calculation of fractions. The program’s results,
however, are limited. The program was implemented in a short period of time for only one
class in their fourth grade of elementary education, which implies that generalizing the
program’s effects based on this small group of students inevitably carries risks. Accordingly, a
continuous development of a TAI learning program through the usage of Cuisenaire Rods,
which encompasses different aspects of fraction and different grades of elementary school
students, is essential.