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Ulrich, Catherine – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2015
This is the first of a two-part article that presents a theory of unit construction and coordination that underlies radical constructivist empirical studies of student learning ranging from young students' counting strategies to high school students' algebraic reasoning. My explanation starts with the formation of arithmetical units, which presage…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Secondary School Mathematics, High School Students, Constructivism (Learning)
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Dickinson, Paul; Eade, Frank – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2004
The curriculum for eleven-year old students in the United Kingdom, currently adopted by most schools, includes solving linear equations with the unknown on one side only before moving onto those with the unknown on both sides in later years. School textbooks struggle with the balance between developing algebraic understanding and training…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving