Algebraic Thinking in Middle School Students at Different Grades: Conceptions about Generalization of Patterns

dc.contributor.authorGirit., Dilek
dc.contributor.authorAkyüz, Didem
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-12T10:04:08Z
dc.date.available2024-06-12T10:04:08Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.departmentTrakya Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractAlgebra is generally considered as manipulating symbols, while algebraic thinking is aboutgeneralization. Patterns can be used for generalizat ion to develop early graders’ algebraic thinking. In thegeneralization of pattern context, the purpose of this study is to investigate middle school students’ reasoningand strategies at different grades when their algebraic thinking begins to develop. First, 6 open-ended lineargrowth pattern problems as numeric, pictorial, and tabular representations were asked to 154 middle gradestudents. Next, two students from each grade (6th, 7th, and 8th grade) were interviewed to investigate how theyinterpret the relationship in different represented patterns, and which strategies they use. The findings of thisstudy showed that students tended to use algebraic symbolis m as their grade level was increased. However, thestudents’ conceptions about ‘variable’ were troublesome.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.17522/balikesirnef.277815
dc.identifier.endpage272en_US
dc.identifier.issn1307-6086
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage243en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid400736en_US]
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.17522/balikesirnef.277815
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/400736
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/12639
dc.identifier.volume10en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizinen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofNecatibey Eğitim Fakültesi Elektronik Fen ve Matematik Eğitimi Dergisien_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.titleAlgebraic Thinking in Middle School Students at Different Grades: Conceptions about Generalization of Patternsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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