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Peer reviewedPadula, Janice – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1996
Argues that the challenge for teachers of algebra in Australia is to find ways of making the structural aspects of algebra accessible to a greater percentage of students. Uses the zero product principle to provide an example of a common student error grounded in the difficulty of understanding the structure of algebra. (DDR)
Descriptors: Algebra, Competence, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
