| Journal Call no. | LB2806.15.C883 |
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| Author | Mok, Ida A. C. |
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| Article Title | Algebraic thinking of secondary-one students in Hong Kong: a case study / Ida A.C. Mok. |
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| Is Part Of | Curriculum forum ; v.7, no.1, Nov 1997, p.32-48, illus. |
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| Abstract | The article aims to trace the development of students' algebraic thinking in a context related to the distributive law in the ordinary Hong Kong secondary-one classroom environment. 40 students (aged 12-13) were followed up throughout 1994 in order to trace the changes in their reasoning throughout their experience of learning algebra in that year. Students' explanations at this stage showed a strong reliance on numerical evidence, such as results of substitutions, and their own perception of syntactic actions on algebraic expressions. |
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