Problem creation to articulate proportional and algebraic reasoning
María Burgos 1 , Nicolás Tizón-Escamilla 1 * , Jorhan Chaverri 2
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1 University of Granada, Granada, SPAIN2 University of Costa Rica, San Pedro, San José, COSTA RICA* Corresponding Author

Abstract

This paper describes the design, implementation, and results of a training action with prospective primary education teachers, focusing on the creation of problems involving proportional and algebraic reasoning. Prospective teachers must solve a proportionality problem using both arithmetic and algebraic procedures, and then vary it to motivate proto-algebraic activity. Results show that participants successfully solved the task and created significant problems, which mostly motivated the expected algebraic activities. However, it can be observed that aspects of proportional reasoning or representations typical of proto-algebraic levels were not considered, which could have generated greater richness in the variety of problems created.

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Article Type: Research Article

INT ELECT J MATH ED, Volume 20, Issue 1, February 2025, Article No: em0801

https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/15650

Publication date: 01 Jan 2025

Online publication date: 26 Nov 2024

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