Modest algebraization a perspective direction of initial mathematical teaching

The paper discusses changes in the attitudes towards the content of Mathematics in primary school between 1960 and 1990, on what level letters were used as mathematical symbols, how much the basics of Algebra were taught. By generalizing school practice in a number of countries, such as Germany, En...

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Main Author: Bronius Balčytis
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Language:English
Published: Vilnius University Press 1997-12-01
Series:Lietuvos Matematikos Rinkinys
Online Access:https://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/LMR/article/view/38186
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