Teaching Early Algebra through Example-Based Problem Solving - 9780367431785

Taylor & Francis

Teaching Early Algebra through Example-Based Problem SolvingInsights from Chinese and U.S. Elementary Classrooms\nAuthor(s): Meixia Ding\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367431785, 978-0367431785\nSynopsis\nDrawing on rich classroom observations of educators teaching in China and the [url] this book details an innovative and effective approach to teaching algebra at the elementary level, namely, \""teaching through example-based problem solving\"" (TEPS). \n\nRecognizing young childrens particular cognitive and developmental capabilities, this book powerfully argues for the importance of infusing algebraic thinking into early grade mathematics teaching and illustrates how this has been achieved by teachers in [url] and Chinese contexts. Documenting best practice and students responses to example-based instruction, the text demonstrates that this TEPS approach which involves the use of worked examples, representati.