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Direct linkIzsak, Andrew – Cognition and Instruction, 2004
In this article, I present a study in which 12 pairs of 8th-grade students solved problems about a physical device with algebra. The device, called a winch, instantiates motions that can be modeled by pairs of simultaneous linear functions. The following question motivated the study: How can students generate algebraic models without direct…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Cognitive Processes, Mathematics Education, Algebra
