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Cañadas, María C.; Molina, Marta; del Río, Aurora – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2018
Some errors in the learning of algebra suggest that students might have difficulties giving meaning to algebraic symbolism. In this paper, we use problem posing to analyze the students' capacity to assign meaning to algebraic symbolism and the difficulties that students encounter in this process, depending on the characteristics of the algebraic…
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematical Logic, Symbols (Mathematics), Questionnaires
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Shama, Gilli; Dreyfus, Tommy – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1994
Identified and classified solution strategies of (n=49) 10th-grade students who were presented with linear programming problems in a predominantly visual setting in the form of a computerized game. Visual strategies were developed more frequently than either algebraic or mixed strategies. Appendix includes questionnaires. (Contains 11 references.)…
Descriptors: Algebra, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Functions (Mathematics)