The use of algebra in senior high school students' justifications

Tamsin Meaney

The use of algebra in senior high school students' justifications

Tamsin Meaney

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Abstract

Students are documented as struggling in high school with using formal proofs. In particular, students believe that algebra is expected by teachers but is a component of responses not easily understood by themselves. This research documented the use of algebra by 35 students from a range of high schools throughout New Zealand when responding to two justification question in an externally set end-of-high-school examination. Although the numbers of students are small, some differences according to gender and socioeconomic background and question format suggest that further research needs to be done.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	MERGA 28
Subtitle of host publication	Building connections : research, theory, and practice
Place of Publication	Sydney, NSW
Publisher	MERGA Inc
Pages	537-544
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	1920846093
Publication status	Published - 2005
Event	Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) Conference 2005 - RMIT, Melbourne, VIC, Australia Duration: 07 Jul 2005 → 09 Jul 2005

Conference

Conference	Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) Conference 2005
Country	Australia
Period	07/07/05 → 09/07/05

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