Transcription of Key understandings in mathematics learning
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Key understandings inmathematics learningA review commissioned by the Nuffield Foundation6 Paper 6: algebraic reasoningBy Anne Watson, University of Oxford 2 SUMMARY PAPER 2: Understanding whole numbers2 Paper 6: algebraic reasoningIn 2007, the Nuffield Foundation commissioned ateam from the University of Oxford to review theavailable research literature on how children learnmathematics. The resulting review is presented in aseries of eight papers:Paper 1: OverviewPaper 2: Understanding extensive quantities andwhole numbersPaper 3: Understanding rational numbers andintensive quantitiesPaper 4: Understanding relations and their graphicalrepresentationPaper 5: Understanding space and its representationin mathematicsPaper 6: algebraic reasoningPaper 7: Modelling, problem-solving and integratingconceptsPaper 8: Methodological appendixPapers 2 to 5 focus mainly on mathematics relevantto primary schools (pupils to age 11 years), whilepapers 6 and 7 consider aspects of mathematics in secondary 1 includes a summary of the review, which has been published separately as Introduction andsummary of of papers 1-7 have been publishedtogether as Summary publications are available to download from our website, of Paper 63 algebraic reasoni
2 Paper 6: Algebraic reasoningSUMMARY – PAPER 2: Understanding whole numbers In 2007, the Nuffield Foundation commissioned a team from the University of Oxford to review the available research literature on how children learn
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