Using Design Research and History to Tackle a Fundamental Problem with School Algebra

• Main Authors: Kanbir, Sinan (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Clements, M. A. (Ken) (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Ellerton, Nerida F. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: History of Mathematics Education,
• Subjects: Mathematics-Study and teaching .; Learning.; Instruction.; Mathematics.; History.; Mathematics Education.; Learning & Instruction.; History of Mathematical Sciences.

In this well-illustrated book the authors, Sinan Kanbir, Ken Clements, and Nerida Ellerton, tackle a persistent, and universal, problem in school mathematics-why do so many middle-school and secondary-school students find it difficult to learn algebra well? What makes the book important are the uniq...