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This chapter will not be concerned with the teaching of algebra per se but mostly with students’ mental processes when they work on school algebra exercises. Firstly, it will attempt to describe the nature of some basic algebraic reasoning processes. Secondly, this analysis will allow a careful examination of the role of modeling in algebraic reasoning. Finally, the consequences of my considerations on modeling and algebra will be applied to examine issues that are raised by functional approaches to algebra.
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Janvier, C. (1996). Modeling and the Initiation into Algebra. In: Bernarz, N., Kieran, C., Lee, L. (eds) Approaches to Algebra. Mathematics Education Library, vol 18. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1732-3_17
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