Tertiary Algebra Working Group Conceptual difficulties of students Logic Quantifiers
Tertiary Algebra Working Group Conceptual difficulties of students Role of definitions Fragmented concept images Inability to be precise
Tertiary Algebra Working Group Conceptual difficulties of students Difficulties with proof-making
Tertiary Algebra Working Group Conceptual difficulties of students Abstraction Different views Students tend to reduce abstraction Work at abstract level
Tertiary Algebra Working Group Motivational difficulties of students Factors that motivate to learn abstract concepts Absence of motivation Personal factors Pedagogy What students think they CAN do
Tertiary Algebra Working Group Motivational difficulties of students Research questions Differences between teachers and students Abstract concepts Pedagogical issues
Tertiary Algebra Working Group Pedagogy and treatment of difficulties Theory-based instructional approaches
Tertiary Algebra Working Group Pedagogy and treatment of difficulties Historical approach
Tertiary Algebra Working Group Pedagogy and treatment of difficulties Use of CAS Mathematical programming language (MPL)
Tertiary Algebra Working Group Pedagogy and treatment of difficulties Drill and practice Do we try to teach too much?
Tertiary Algebra Working Group Pedagogy and treatment of difficulties Experimentation and discovery learning Visual versus analytic thinking
Tertiary Algebra Working Group Pedagogy and treatment of difficulties Distance learning Co-operative learning
Tertiary Algebra Working Group Pedagogy and treatment of difficulties Assessment
Tertiary Algebra Working Group Dissemination and communication Unsatisfactory student learning New effective pedagogies
Tertiary Algebra Working Group Dissemination and communication Bringing evidence to the mathematical community
Tertiary Algebra Working Group Dissemination and communication Encourage tertiary algebra instructors to become involved with research Relationship between tertiary and school algebra; communication between tertiary and secondary teachers