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Problem creation to articulate proportional and algebraic reasoning

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This paper describes the design, implementation, and results of a training action with prospective primary education teachers, focusing on the creation of problems involving proportional and algebraic reasoning. Prospective teachers must solve a proportionality problem using both arithmetic and algebraic procedures, and then vary it to motivate proto-algebraic activity. Results show that participants successfully solved the task and created significant problems, which mostly motivated the expected algebraic activities. However, it can be observed that aspects of proportional reasoning or representations typical of proto-algebraic levels were not considered, which could have generated greater richness in the variety of problems created.

Source: International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education

DOI: 10.29333/iejme/15650

Authors: María Burgos, Nicolás Tizón-Escamilla, Jorhan Chaverri

Institutions: Universidad de Granada, Universidad de Costa Rica

Language: English

Topic: Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Agencia Estatal de Investigación