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ERIC Number: EJ559011
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
Learning by Understanding: The Role of Multiple Representations in Learning Algebra.
Brenner, Mary E.; Mayer, Richard E.; Moseley, Bryan; Brar, Theresa; Duran, Richard; Reed, Barbara Smith; Webb, David
American Educational Research Journal, v34 n4 p663-89 Win 1997
In posttest results, 76 prealgebra students who learned about functions in a unit emphasizing multiple formats, anchoring learning in a thematic context, and problem solving in cooperative groups were more successful at problem solving and problem representation than were 56 comparison students conventionally taught. Similar results were found for English-as-a-Second-Language students. (SLD)
Descriptors: Algebra, Cooperative Learning, English (Second Language), Functions (Mathematics), Mathematics Education, Pretests Posttests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Pre Algebra; Problem Representation; Representational Thinking
Note: Research supported by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement through Grant No. R117E40189.