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Secondary trainee-teachers’ knowledge of students’ errors and difficulties in algebra

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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Cockburn, A. D.
Nardi, E.
Al-Ghafri, Mohammed
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Jones, Keith
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Hirst, Keith
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Cockburn, A. D.
Nardi, E.

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. p.259 .

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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
Venue - Dates: 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
Organisations: Mathematics, Science & Health Education

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Local EPrints ID: 41269
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/41269
ISBN: 0771100X
PURE UUID: b9cc8980-709d-4c77-8705-a4bd9f0d7346
ORCID for Keith Jones: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8802

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Date deposited: 15 Aug 2006
Last modified: 12 Apr 2024 16:40

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Author: Mohammed Al-Ghafri
Author: Keith Jones ORCID iD
Author: Keith Hirst
Editor: A. D. Cockburn
Editor: E. Nardi

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