A Cognitive Gap between Arithmetic and Algebra.

Herscovics, Nicolas; Linchevski, Liora

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Publication Date: 1994

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A Cognitive Gap between Arithmetic and Algebra.

Herscovics, Nicolas; Linchevski, Liora

Educational Studies in Mathematics, v27 n1 p59-78 Jul 1994

Investigated the upper limits of (n=22) seventh-grade students' informal processes in solving first degree equations in one unknown prior to instruction. Results indicated the existence of a cognitive gap between arithmetic and algebra characterized as the students' inability to operate spontaneously with or on the unknown. (37 references) (Author/MKR)

Descriptors: Algebra, Arithmetic, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Elementary Secondary Education, Equations (Mathematics), Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Interviews, Junior High School Students, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada; Canada (Montreal)

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