Gutierrez-Santos, Sergio and Mavrikis, M. and Pearce, D. (2008) A learning environment for promoting structured algebraic thinking in children. In: UNSPECIFIED (ed.) 2008 Eighth IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, pp. 74-76. ISBN 9780769531670.
Abstract
Although the notion of generality is central in mathematics and science, beingable to identify and express general patterns and/or articulate structures is one of the main difficulties for children when they learn mathematics. This paper presents a step towards a set of tools that addresses this problem by encouraging students to connect between actual activities within the task and expressions of generality. The paper introduces a novel tool - ShapeBuilder - and describes how it can be used in the context of a well-known generalisation activity: tiling a pond. Insights gained from various small-scale exploratory studies with children are discussed followed by a description of how we expect this tool to develop in future work.
Metadata
| Item Type: | Book Section |
|---|---|
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science > School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences |
| Research Centres and Institutes: | Birkbeck Knowledge Lab |
| Depositing User: | Sarah Hall |
| Date Deposited: | 17 May 2013 16:39 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Aug 2023 12:33 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/6876 |
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