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Direct linkKonstantinos P. Christou; Despoina Ioanna Kyrvei; Xenia Vamvakoussi – Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, 2024
In this study, we investigated how secondary students interpret algebraic expressions that contain literal symbols to stand for variables. We hypothesized that the natural number bias (i.e., the tendency to over-rely on knowledge and experiences based on natural numbers) would affect students to think that the literal symbols stand for natural…
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematics Instruction, Grade 8, Grade 9
