1st Edition

Algebra Structure Sense Development amongst Diverse Learners Theoretical and Empirical Insights to Support In-Person and Remote Learning

Edited By Teresa Rojano Copyright 2022
198 Pages 34 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

198 Pages 34 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

198 Pages 34 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This volume emphasizes the role of effective curriculum design, teaching materials, and pedagogy to foster algebra structure sense at different educational levels. Positing algebra structure sense as fundamental to developing students’ broader mathematical maturity and advanced thinking, this text reviews conceptual, historical, cognitive, and semiotic factors, which influence the... Read more

List of Contributors

Foreword

David Kirshner

Chapter 1

Algebra Structure Sense: Conceptual Approaches and Elements for Its Development

Teresa Rojano

Chapter 2

Ideas of Structure in the History of Algebra and Its Teaching

Luis Puig

Chapter 3

Structure Sense at Early Ages: The Case of Equivalence of Numerical Expressions and Equalities

Carolyn Kieran & César Martínez-Hernández

Chapter 4

Developing Structure Sense with Digital Technologies: Introducing the MEx Platform

Valentina Muñoz-Porras & Ulises Xolocotzin

Chapter 5

Transformational Algebra, Structure Sense, and Notes on a Semiotic Interpretation

Armando Solares-Rojas & Teresa Rojano

Chapter 6

Students’ Justification Strategies on the Correctness and Equivalence of Computer-Based Algebraic Expressions

Eirini Geraniou & Manolis Mavrikis

Chapter 7

The Importance of Algebra Structure Sense for the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics

Teresa Rojano & Santiago Palmas

Chapter 8

On the Connection of Structure Sense in Mathematics and Who Sees and Transforms It: Internal Structure, Visual Salience, and Transformative Algebra.

Teresa Rojano

Biography

Teresa Rojano is Professor in the Department of Mathematics Education, Center of Research and Advanced Studies (Cinvestav) of the National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico.