The Process of Abstracting in Students' Representations

The Process of Abstracting in Students' Representations

Representation is central to doing mathematics. An illustrative example from research is used to show how students' representations might evolve in the process of solving a problem from concrete images to abstract symbols and what these evolutions might mean for students' understanding and...

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Veröffentlicht in:Mathematics teaching in the middle school 2011-08, Vol.17 (1), p.8-12
1. Verfasser: Stylianou, Despina A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cognition & reasoning
Informing Practice: Research Matters for Teachers
Mathematical problems
Mathematical tables
Mathematics education
Mathematics teachers
Mathematization
Middle schools
Problem solving
Reasoning
Symbols
Teachers
Teaching methods
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Zusammenfassung:Representation is central to doing mathematics. An illustrative example from research is used to show how students' representations might evolve in the process of solving a problem from concrete images to abstract symbols and what these evolutions might mean for students' understanding and learning.
ISSN:1072-0839
2328-5486
DOI:10.5951/mathteacmiddscho.17.1.0008