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Direct linkSamson, Duncan – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2011
The exploration of number patterns as a pedagogical approach to introducing algebra has been advocated by many mathematics educators. French (2002) comments that the introduction of algebra through what is potentially a wide range of pattern generalisation activities may be effective in assisting pupils to see algebra as both meaningful and…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Algebra, Mathematical Formulas, Mathematics Education
Ferrara, Francesca – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2003
The paper considers a teaching experiment carried out with secondary school students (9th grade), who face modelling tasks to approach some basic concepts of algebra and early calculus. The focus is on an embodied analysis of students' cognitive processes. The analysis highlights the use of metaphors as a means of sharing knowledge. (Contains 2…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Cognitive Processes, Calculus, Discovery Processes
