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Carraher, David W.; Schliemann, Analucia D.; Brizuela, Barbara M.; Earnest, Darrell – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2006
Algebra instruction has traditionally been postponed until adolescence because of historical reasons (algebra emerged relatively recently), assumptions about psychological development ("developmental constraints" and "developmental readiness"), and data documenting the difficulties that adolescents have with algebra. Here we…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education, Algebra, Elementary School Mathematics