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Generalisation of linear figural patterns in secondary school mathematics
Citation
Chua, B. L., & Hoyles, C. (2014). Generalisation of linear figural patterns in secondary school mathematics. The Mathematics Educator, 15(2), 1-30. http://math.nie.edu.sg/ame/matheduc/journal/v15_2/n1.aspx
Author
Chua, Boon Liang
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Hoyles, Celia
Abstract
This paper reports on the performance of 104 Grade 8 Singapore students in pattern generalising tasks to determine the success rates, the rules formulated and the ways the rules were represented. A written test comprising four linear figural generalising tasks was used and the students had to answer all the four tasks in 45 min. About 70% of the students were successful in rule construction in each task, producing a variety of functional rules expressed prevalently in symbolic notations. Suggestions for practice based on these findings are suggested.
Date Issued
2014
Publisher
Association of Mathematics Educators
Journal
The Mathematics Educator