Algebra and algebraic thinking in school mathematics
By: [edited by] Carole E. Greenes, Rheta Rubenstein.
Contributors: Greenes, Carole E.; Rubenstein, Rheta Norma Pollock.
Series: Seventieth yearbook; Yearbook (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) -- 70th.
Publisher: National Council of Teachers of  Mathematics
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Reston, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9780873536028
Subjects: Algebra -- Study and teaching.; Mathematics -- Study and teaching.; Learning.
Description: Algebra is no longer just for college-bound students. After a widespread push by NCTM and teachers across the country, algebra is now a required part of most curricula. However, students' standardized test scores are not at the level they should be. NCTM's seventieth yearbook takes a look at the status of algebra in our schools and the changes that the algebra curriculum has gone through over the past several years. Also included are successful classroom practices for developing algebraic reasoning abilities in students and for improving their overall understanding of the subject. - Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Preface
pagenum: ix; label: Part 1
title: Historical Perspectives on Algebra in the Curriculum; label: 1
title: A History of Algebra in the School Curriculum
pagenum: 3; label: 2
title: The Shifting Landscape of School Algebra in the United States
pagenum: 19; label: Part 2
title: The Nature of Algebra and Algebraic Thinking; label: 3
title: Algebra: Purpose and Empowerment
pagenum: 37; label: 4
title: Introducing Extensible Tools in High School Algebra
pagenum: 51; label: 5
title: Algebra: The Mathematics and the Pedagogy
pagenum: 63; label: 6
title: The Three R's: Recursive Thinking, Recursion, and Recursive Formulas
pagenum: 81; label: 7
title: Algebraic Thinking and Geometric Thinking
pagenum: 99; label: Part 3
title: Studies on the Learning of Algebra; label: 8
title: Patterns That Support Early Algebraic Thinking in the Elementary School
pagenum: 113; label: 9
title: Using Number Sentences to Introduce the Idea of Variable
pagenum: 127; label: 10
title: Developing Algebraic Thinking through Explorations in Multiplication
pagenum: 141; label: 11
title: "What Is Your Theory? What Is Your Rule?" Fourth Graders Build an Understanding of Functions through Patterns and Generalizing Problems
pagenum: 155; label: 12
title: Developing Algebraic Thinking in Earlier Grades: Some Insights from International Comparative Studies
pagenum: 169; label: Part 4
title: Algebra in the Classroom; label: 13
title: Algebra in Elementary School: A Japanese Perspective
pagenum: 183; label: 14
title: Using a Model Approach to Enhance Algebraic Thinking in the Elementary School Mathematics Classroom
pagenum: 195; label: 15
title: Uncovering Variables in the Context of Modeling Activities
pagenum: 211; label: 16
title: The Role of Context in Learning Beginning Algebra
pagenum: 223; label: 17
title: Walk the Line: Making Sense of y = mx + b
pagenum: 233; label: 18
title: Digging Deeply into Intermediate Algebra: Using Symbols to Reason and Technology to Connect Symbols and Graphs
pagenum: 247