A model to analyse algebraic tasks solved by students : a comparative study from Finland and Norway

2013

Masteroppgave i matematikkdidaktikk- Universitetet i Agder Participating in the international VIDEOMAT-project, which is accomplished by four universities from Finland, Norway, Sweden and California (USA), this master thesis has beenbased on a comparative study about the introduction of algebrain Finland and Norway. The focus of the present study has beento compare the way studentssolve algebraic tasks: theprocedures which they use while solving tasks and the mistakes they produce. Similarities and/or differences have beenidentified between those two countries. The empirical material for thisresearch has already been collected and it includes videotaped lessons, lesson graphsand students’ w…