The Learning of Algebra [microform] : A Teaching Experiment / Carolyn Kieran.

This paper focuses on the identification of some conceptual factors underlying the initial learning of algebra. It describes a study which uncovered three predominant notions existing in a sample of ten 12- and 13-year olds prior to formal instruction in algebra, and the ways in which a particular a...

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Online Access:	Request ERIC Document
Main Author:	Kieran, Carolyn
Format:	Microfilm Book
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1982.
Subjects:	Algebra. Cognitive Processes. Educational Research. Error Patterns. Secondary Education. Secondary School Mathematics.