Symbol Sense: Informal Sense-Making in Formal Mathematics.

Arcavi, Abraham

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ERIC Number: EJ502154

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Publication Date: 1994

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Symbol Sense: Informal Sense-Making in Formal Mathematics.

Arcavi, Abraham

For the Learning of Mathematics, v14 n3 p24-35 Nov 1994

Attempts to describe a notion parallel to number sense, called symbol sense, incorporating the following components: making friends with symbols, reading through symbols, engineering symbolic expressions, equivalent expressions for non-equivalent meanings, choice of symbols, flexible manipulation skills, symbols in retrospect, and symbols in context. (24 references) (MKR)

Descriptors: Algebra, Algorithms, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary Education, Symbols (Mathematics)

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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