Fostering Middle School Students’ Relational Thinking of the Equal Sign Using GeoGebra

dc.creator	Yi-Yin Ko
dc.creator	Zekeriya Karadag
dc.date	2013-07-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:07:55Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:07:55Z
dc.identifier	2146-7951
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/f21f5ef0e1e1491181f1f29a251ca244
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/11595
dc.description	Current reforms in mathematics education have called for a stronger emphasis on the teaching and learning of algebra for all students at all grade levels. Succeeding in algebra can prepare students to learn and understand more advanced mathematics in the future. One topic in algebra—the equal sign—has received considerable attention in middle school mathematics because it is a fundamental concept to understand algebra. In particular, middle school is a vital transition for students to develop from arithmetical reasoning of elementary school to algebraic reasoning of secondary school. Although middle school students’ difficulties with the equal sign are well documented, to date, little is known about how to use GeoGebra—a dynamic and an interactive tool—to develop middle school students’ understanding of the equal sign. In this paper, we explore one GeoGebra dynamic worksheet focusing on comparing two functions of the equal sign with graphical and algebraic representations. We also describe how this GeoGebra dynamic worksheet is used to promote middle school students’ relational thinking of the equality.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Mevlana University Educational Faculty
dc.relation	http://mije.mevlana.edu.tr/archieve/issue_3_3/5_mije_si_2013_05_volume_3_issue_3_page_45_49_PDF.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2146-7951
dc.source	Mevlana International Journal of Education, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 45-49 (2013)
dc.subject	Dynamic learning
dc.subject	explorative learning
dc.subject	visual learning
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Fostering Middle School Students’ Relational Thinking of the Equal Sign Using GeoGebra
dc.type	article