TY - JOUR
T1 - Student difficulties in solving equations from an operational and a structural perspective
AU - Jupri, Al
AU - Drijvers, Paulus
AU - van den Heuvel - Panhuizen, Marja
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - In Indonesia, as in many other countries, mathematics teachers, educators and researchers are confronted with student difficulties in initial algebra. To investigate and understand these difficulties, we carried out a pilot study involving 51 Indonesian grade seven students who use a digital mathematics environment for algebra. The notions of operational and structural conceptions offer a framework for explaining student difficulties in solving equations. These include difficulties with arithmetical skills, the use of the equal sign, understanding algebraic expressions, and understanding the concept of variable. The operational and structural perspectives provide guidelines for future task design and research.
AB - In Indonesia, as in many other countries, mathematics teachers, educators and researchers are confronted with student difficulties in initial algebra. To investigate and understand these difficulties, we carried out a pilot study involving 51 Indonesian grade seven students who use a digital mathematics environment for algebra. The notions of operational and structural conceptions offer a framework for explaining student difficulties in solving equations. These include difficulties with arithmetical skills, the use of the equal sign, understanding algebraic expressions, and understanding the concept of variable. The operational and structural perspectives provide guidelines for future task design and research.
KW - Algebra education
KW - Digital mathematics environment
KW - Equations in one variable
KW - Operational and structural views
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84907806235&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.29333/iejme/280
DO - 10.29333/iejme/280
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84907806235
SN - 1306-3030
VL - 9
SP - 39
EP - 55
JO - Mathematics Education
JF - Mathematics Education
IS - 1
ER -