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NCTM 2016 Annual Meeting & Exposition

Please note: The NCTM conference program is subject to change.

279- Making Algebra Visible: From Pictorial to Abstract in Problem Solving

Friday, April 15, 2016: 8:00 AM-9:00 AM
2001 (Moscone)

 

Lead Speaker:
Vei Li Soo

Handouts NCTM Algebra Handout.pdf

 

Students struggle with formulating algebraic equations for problem solving, both in the abstraction and in making sense of relationships between the known and unknown quantities. The Bar Model method has been known for problem solving in numbers and the four operations, but it is also an effective visual tool for basic algebraic problems.

 

Presentation Format: 6-8 Session

 

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