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Direct linkXolocotzin, Ulises; Medrano-Moya, Ana M.; Rojano, Teresa – ZDM: Mathematics Education, 2022
Functional thinking is an established route into algebra. However, the learning mechanisms that support the transition from arithmetic to functional thinking remain unclear. In the current study we explored children's pre-instructional intuitive reactions to functional thinking content, relying on a conceptual change perspective and using mixed…
Descriptors: Children, Thinking Skills, Mathematical Logic, Intuition
McMartin, Kimberley; McMaster, Heather – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2016
As an alternative to looking solely at linear functions, a three-lesson learning progression developed for Year 6 students that incorporates triangular numbers to develop children's algebraic thinking is described and evaluated.
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts
