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Publication Date: 2015-Nov
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Students' Generalizations in the Development of Non-Linear Meanings of Multiplication and Non-Linear Growth
Tillema, Erik; Gatza, Andrew
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (37th, East Lansing, MI, Nov 5-8, 2015)
The study reported on in this paper is an interview study conducted with 20 7th and 8th grade students whose purpose was to understand the generalizations they could make about non-linear meanings of multiplication (NLMM) and non-linear growth (NLG) in the context of solving combinatorics problems. The paper identifies productive challenges for the students, and thus fruitful areas where the students could generalize their reasoning about NLMM and NLG. [For the complete proceedings, see ED583989.]
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Generalization, Number Concepts, Algebra, Multiplication, Problem Solving, Interviews, Grade 7, Grade 8
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. e-mail: pmena.steeringcommittee@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.pmena.org/
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools
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Language: English
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