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Download full textHewitt, Dave – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2003
This paper reports on part of a wider study on the teaching and learning of the conventions of formal algebraic notation. Through the analysis of paper tasks given to teachers I argue that not only does the inherent mathematical structure have an effect on the way in which an equation is manipulated but also the visual impact of notation itself.…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Equations (Mathematics), Algebra, Coding
