Parts of the Whole: An Algebra Lesson

This column draws on research of Eon Harper to demonstrate how an understanding of his proposed stages of algebra acquisition would inform a systemic overhaul of algebra education. Harper's stages also explain why students may pass a series of algebra courses yet still be unable to make sense o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dorothy Wallace
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Numeracy Network 2011-07-01
Series:Numeracy
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1936-4660.4.2.10