Developing Essential Understanding of Algebraic Thinking for Teaching Mathematics in Grades 3-5. Series in Essential Understandings

Autor/inn/en	Blanton, Maria; Levi, Linda; Crites, Terry; Dougherty, Barbara; Zbiek, Rose Mary
Institution	National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Titel	Developing Essential Understanding of Algebraic Thinking for Teaching Mathematics in Grades 3-5. Series in Essential Understandings
Quelle	(2011), (102 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-8735-3668-4
Schlagwörter	Algebra; Mathematics Instruction; Intermediate Grades; Thinking Skills; Teaching Methods; Mathematical Concepts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Mittelstufe; Denkfähigkeit; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	Like algebra at any level, early algebra is a way to explore, analyze, represent, and generalize mathematical ideas and relationships. This book shows that children can and do engage in generalizing about numbers and operations as their mathematical experiences expand. The authors identify and examine five big ideas and associated essential understandings for developing algebraic thinking in grades 3-5. The big ideas relate to the fundamental properties of number and operations, the use of the equals sign to represent equivalence, variables as efficient tools for representing mathematical ideas, quantitative reasoning as a way to understand mathematical relationships, and functional thinking to generalize relationships between covarying quantities. The book examines challenges in teaching, learning, and assessment and is interspersed with questions for teachers' reflection. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10