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Teaching the distributive law: Is fruit salad still on the menu?

conference contribution
posted on 2023-05-23, 06:53 authored by Helen ChickHelen Chick
Introducing algebra in high school is a teaching challenge, where appropriate explanations and representations are essential. This study examines teachers� reactions to a page of explanation about the distributive law from a textbook, and investigates their pedagogical content knowledge about the teaching of algebra. Teachers were aware that students have difficulties with algebra, but the study shows that some of their strategies for teaching it are mathematically unsound. In particular, �fruit salad� approaches are still prevalent.

History

Publication title

Crossing Divides

Editors

R. Hunter, B. Bicknell & T. Burgess

Pagination

121-128

ISBN

978-1-920846-20-6

Department/School

Faculty of Education

Publisher

MERGA Inc.

Place of publication

online

Event title

32nd Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia

Event Venue

Wellington, New Zealand

Date of Event (Start Date)

2009-07-05

Date of Event (End Date)

2009-07-09

Repository Status

  • Restricted

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Pedagogy

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