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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2016 Research Conference

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

73- First Graders' Use of Variable Notation in a Teaching Experiment

Tuesday, April 12, 2016: 2:45 PM-3:15 PM
3009 (San Francisco Convention Center)

 

Lead Speaker:
Barbara M Brizuela
Co-speakers:
Maria Blanton , Katharine B. Sawrey , Angela Gardiner and Yangsook Kim


Description of Presentation:

We will answer the following question: In what ways do Kindergarten and grade 1 students use variable notation as a way to represent indeterminate quantities in algebraic problems? Our results indicate that after a brief teaching experiment most interviewed students were able to use variable notation to represent indeterminate quantities.

Session Type: Brief Research Report

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