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Merrotsy, Peter – Australian Senior Mathematics Journal, 2016
The leap into the wonderful world of differential calculus can be daunting for many students, and hence it is important to ensure that the landing is as gentle as possible. When the product rule, for example, is met in the "Australian Curriculum: Mathematics", sound pedagogy would suggest developing and presenting the result in a form…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Education
Jazby, Dan; Pearn, Cath – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2015
When viewed through a lens of embedded cognition, algorithms may enable aspects of the cognitive work of multi-digit multiplication to be "offloaded" to the environmental structure created by an algorithm. This study analyses four multiplication algorithms by viewing different algorithms as enabling cognitive work to be distributed…
Descriptors: Multiplication, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Cognitive Processes
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MacGregor, M. E. – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1987
Explores the problem of combining algebraic terms from the students' point of view and suggests changes in certain traditional teaching practices. (PK)
Descriptors: Algebra, Equations (Mathematics), Logical Thinking, Mathematical Formulas