Young students learning formal algebraic notation and solving linear equations: are commonly experienced difficulties avoidable?

This study looks at a mixed ability group of 21 Year 5 primary students (aged 9-10 years old) who had previously never had formal instruction using letters to stand for unknowns or variables in a mathematics context; nor had they been introduced to formal algebraic notation. Three lessons were taugh...

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Main Author: Dave Hewitt
Format: Default Article
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/18177
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