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MacGregor, M. E. – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1986
Attention is called to the apparent widespread misunderstanding of algebraic notation by secondary school students, and how this may arise from some common approaches to teaching algebra to beginners is discussed. (MNS)
Descriptors: Algebra, College Mathematics, Error Patterns, Higher Education
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Blanco, Lorenzo J.; Garrote, Manuel – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2007
We present a summary of a study carried out with students of the first year of Bachillerato (the first of two pre-university non-obligatory secondary education courses in Spain) to determine and analyse some of their errors and difficulties in learning inequalities with the aim of improving the teaching-learning process of this topic. The study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Problems, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics