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Download full textWarren, Elizabeth – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2005
A common approach used for introducing algebra to young adolescents is an exploration of visual patterns and expressing these patterns as functions and algebraic expressions. Past research has indicated that many adolescents experience difficulties with this approach. This paper explores teaching actions and thinking that begins to bridge many of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Algebra, Abstract Reasoning
