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Eliciting Algebraic Reasoning with Hanging Mobiles

Description

How algebraic reasoning can be fostered within the important big idea of equivalence is demonstrated using hanging mobiles. A concrete-representational-abstract approach is used, without any formal algebraic symbolism, to elicit algebraic reasoning and higher-order thinking.

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PUBLICATION DETAILS

Type
Article
Author
Mara Otten
Michiel Veldhuis
Aiso Heinze
Marja van den Heuvel-Panhuizen
Paul Goldenberg
Publisher
Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom
Topic(s)
Computational Thinking
Youth Motivation and Interests in STEM
Publication Year
2017
Additional Disciplines
Mathematics - general