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Keeping It Real: An Action Research Investigation into Using Concrete Objects to Teach Algebra. Sage Research Methods Cases Part 2
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Fiona Curtis – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2017
English schoolchildren do not fare well in international comparisons of mathematical, particularly algebraic, ability. I believe that this is at least partly due to algebra being traditionally taught using only symbols, ignoring the enactive-iconic-symbolic trajectory described by Jerome Bruner, which says that experiencing the way in which…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Algebra, Educational Research, Instructional Materials