TY  - BOOK
AU  - Leung,Frederick Koon Shing
AU  - Park,Kyungmee
AU  - Holton,Derek
AU  - Clarke,David
TI  - Algebra Teaching Around the World
T2  - The Learner's Perspective Study Series
SN  - 9789462097070
AV  - L1-991 
U1  - 372.7 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Rotterdam
PB  - BRILL
KW  - Algebra-Study and teaching
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Algebra Teaching around the World -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Series Preface -- Chapter 1 How is Algebra Taught around the World? -- Chapter 2 Solving Linear Equations: A Balanced Approach -- Chapter 3 Rethinking Algebra Teaching in the Light of 'Orchestration of Signs' - Exploring the "Equal Sign" in a Norwegian Mathematics Classroom -- Chapter 4 Traditional Versus Investigative Approaches to Teaching Algebra at the Lower Secondary Level: The Case of Equations -- Chapter 5 Developing Procedural Fluency in Algebraic Structures - A Case Study of a Mathematics Classroom in Singapore -- Chapter 6 Eye of the Beholder: The Discrepancy between the Teacher's Perspectives and Students' Perspectives on Algebra Lessons in Korea -- Chapter 7 Construction Zone for the Understanding of Simultaneous Equations: An Analysis of One Japanese Teacher's Strategy of Refl ecting on a Task in a Lesson Sequence -- Chapter 8 Understanding the Concept of Variable Through Whole-Class Discussions: The Community of Inquiry from a Japanese Perspective -- Chapter 9 Understanding the Current Beijing Classrooms Through Linear Inequalities Teaching -- Chapter 10 Teaching the Graphical Method of Solving Equations: An Example in the Shanghai Lessons -- Chapter 11 Teaching Algebraic Concepts in Chinese Classrooms: A Case Study of Systems of Linear Equations -- Chapter 12 Promoting Mathematical Understanding: An Examination of Algebra Instruction in Chinese and U.S. Classrooms -- Chapter 13 Different Opportunities to Learn: The Case of Simultaneous Equations -- Appendix -- Subject Index
N2  - Utilizing the LPS dataset, Algebra Teaching around the World documents eighth grade algebra teaching across a variety of countries that differ geographically and culturally. Different issues in algebra teaching are reported, and different theories are used to characterize algebra lessons or to compare algebra teaching in different countries
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