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Early Algebra in Elementary School: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

Sat, April 9, 4:05 to 5:35pm, Marriott Marquis, Floor: Level Two, Marquis Salon 15

Session Type: Symposium

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From a cross-cultural perspective, this session is to report similarities and differences in curriculum presentation, classroom instruction, and student learning between U.S. and China in the area of early algebra in elementary school. The focused early algebra topic is inverse relations, a fundamental mathematical idea that undergirds both arithmetic and algebra. There are a total of five papers related to a NSF funded research project on early algebra, which involves US and Chinese expert teachers’ classroom instruction, curriculum uses, and their students’ learning. Through the case of inverse relations, this session aims to contribute to the field by identifying existing learning opportunities and instructional knowledge needed to improve U.S. students’ algebraic readiness.

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