The Core of Algebra: Reflections on its Main Activities

Abstract

This chapter is Carolyn Kieran’s Plenary Lecture that was presented at the 12 th ICMI Study Conference. It presents a model for conceptualising algebraic activity that is a synthesis of three principal activities of school algebra: generational activity, transformational activity, and global/meta-level activity. The model is used as a basis for reflecting on past research in algebra and on the changing perspectives possible, in both algebra classes and future research, in the presence of technology.

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