Secondary trainee-teachers’ knowledge of students’ errors and difficulties in algebra
Secondary trainee-teachers’ knowledge of students’ errors and difficulties in algebra
This study investigated trainee-teachers' explanations of students' errors in algebra and their suggested ways for addressing such errors. The findings indicate that only a small proportion of trainee-teachers understand the sort of characteristics that determine the complexity of an algebra problem such as the number of variables in the problem, the nature of the elements involved and, importantly, students' interpretations of the letters.
teaching, learning, pedagogy, curriculum, trainee, teachers, knowledge, students, errors, difficulties, algebra, algebraic, notation, equations
0771100X
p.259
International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
Al-Ghafri, Mohammed
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Jones, Keith
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Hirst, Keith
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2002
Al-Ghafri, Mohammed
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Jones, Keith
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Al-Ghafri, Mohammed, Jones, Keith and Hirst, Keith
(2002)
Secondary trainee-teachers’ knowledge of students’ errors and difficulties in algebra.
Cockburn, A. D. and Nardi, E.
(eds.)
In Proceedings 26th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education.
International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education.
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Abstract
This study investigated trainee-teachers' explanations of students' errors in algebra and their suggested ways for addressing such errors. The findings indicate that only a small proportion of trainee-teachers understand the sort of characteristics that determine the complexity of an algebra problem such as the number of variables in the problem, the nature of the elements involved and, importantly, students' interpretations of the letters.
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Published date: 2002
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PME26, Norwich, United Kingdom, 2002-07-21 - 2002-07-26
Keywords:
teaching, learning, pedagogy, curriculum, trainee, teachers, knowledge, students, errors, difficulties, algebra, algebraic, notation, equations
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Mathematics, Science & Health Education
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Local EPrints ID: 41269
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/41269
ISBN: 0771100X
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Author:
Mohammed Al-Ghafri
Author:
Keith Hirst
Editor:
A. D. Cockburn
Editor:
E. Nardi
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