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MacGregor, Mollie; Stacey, Kaye – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1997
Investigates the cognitive and linguistic demands of learning algebra and explores students' understanding of algebraic notation. Findings indicate specific origins of misinterpretation that include intuitive assumptions and pragmatic reasoning about a new notation, analogies with familiar symbol systems, interference from new learning in…
Descriptors: Algebra, Coding, Cognitive Development, Foreign Countries