Introduksjon av algebra i den norske skole : en sammenligningsstudie av læreres introduksjon og forståelse av algebra på ungdomstrinnet og i den vide…

2013

Masteroppgave i matematikkdidaktikk- Universitetet i Agder 2013 The theme for this study is introduction of algebra. I have focused on how teachers deals with the relationship between a syntactic and a semantic focus, the relationship between procedural and conceptual knowledge, the transition from lower secondary school to higher secondary school, and the use of textbooks in the teaching of algebra. My research questions are: 1. What personal understanding of algebra does teacher in mathematics in the lower secondary school and in higher secondary school have of the subject algebra? a. What understanding does the teacher have regarding the students competence in algebra? b. What does the t…