A Survey of Research in the Teaching of Secondary Algebra

Wren, F. Lynwood

doi:10.1080/00220671.1935.10880530

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“…One of the first studies to be reported was that of Thorndike (10) Wattawa (12) found that most of the mistakes were made in arithmetic (35.4%) and in signs (18.7%). Arnold (1) found that 56% of the students were not able to solve 13 out of 14 problems involving fractions and least common denominator which were part of the Hotz Algebra Test.…”

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“…Arnold (1) found that 56% of the students were not able to solve 13 out of 14 problems involving fractions and least common denominator which were part of the Hotz Algebra Test. Wren (13) surveyed the research completed before 1935 and found that students had the greatest difficulty with fractions, exponents, solving quadratic equations and simultaneous equations. Since it was evident that the students forgot two-thirds of the material which they had learned in algebra, he recommended that two years of algebra be given to the students before they attempt to take the curriculum in mathematics and science in college.…”

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Difficulties in Algebra: A Study

Miller

1958

School Sci & Mathematics

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One of the aftermaths of the sputniks has been a much greater concern with the content of the curriculum in mathematics. It was a rude shock to the Americans to find that the Russians who were assumed to be backward people had a much greater emphasis on mathematics than the Americans. Detailed information on the Russian system of education can be found in several articles such as those written by the Office of Education (8) This present study was designed to establish the topics of difficulty in algebra and offer some solutions to overcome these obstacles. The topics of algebra were selected for this investigation since algebra is the fundamental tool required for the handling of higher mathematics and scientific research. PREVIOUS INVESTIGATIONSThe first investigations on the difficulty of topics in algebra were made in the beginning of the twentieth century. One of the first studies to be reported was that of Thorndike (10)

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confidence: 99%