1st Edition
Teaching Through Example-Based Problem Solving (TEPS) in Early Algebra Contrasting Cases in Elementary Math
By Meixia Ding
Copyright 2026
162 Pages
64 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
162 Pages
64 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
162 Pages
64 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This elementary mathematics resource outlines a pedagogical approach known as Teaching Through Example-Based Problem Solving (TEPS) and presents pre-service teachers with an effective way to instruct early algebra. Using contrasting cases to illustrate inverse relations and the basic properties of operations, it breaks down an often controversial “gatekeeper” for students’ mathematical learning... Read more
1. Introduction
2. Analytical Frameworks: TEPS and ICAP
3. Teaching Additive Inverses: Contrasting Cases 1–2
4. Teaching Multiplicative Inverses: Contrasting Cases 3–5
5. Teaching Basic Properties of Addition: Contrasting Cases 6–7
6. Teaching Basic Properties of Multiplication: Contrasting Cases 8–10
7. Conclusion
Biography
Meixia Ding is a Professor of Mathematics Education at Temple University, USA.
