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ERIC Number: EJ230961
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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The Boundary between Arithmetic and Algebra: Conceptual Understanding in Two Language Systems.
Harper, Eon
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, v11 n2 p237-43 Apr-Jun 1980
There were 120 pupils in years 1 to 5 from two schools which were interviewed using specially prepared tasks to study the variety of interpretations given to letters by adolescents. Results indicate that two distinct conceptual understandings of the role played by a letter in relation to geometrical data exist in pupil's thinking. (Author/TG)
Descriptors: Algebra, Arithmetic, Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Geometry, Mathematical Concepts, Symbolic Learning
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Mathematics Education Research