1. Tertiary Algebra Working Group
Conceptual difficulties of students
Logic
Quantifiers

2. Tertiary Algebra Working Group
Conceptual difficulties of students
Role of definitions
Fragmented concept images
Inability to be precise

3. Tertiary Algebra Working Group
Conceptual difficulties of students
Difficulties with proof-making

4. Tertiary Algebra Working Group
Conceptual difficulties of students
Abstraction
Different views
Students tend to reduce abstraction
Work at abstract level

5. 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

6. Tertiary Algebra Working Group
Motivational difficulties of students
Research questions
Differences between teachers and students
Abstract concepts
Pedagogical issues

7. Tertiary Algebra Working Group
Pedagogy and treatment of difficulties
Theory-based instructional approaches

8. Tertiary Algebra Working Group
Pedagogy and treatment of difficulties
Historical approach

9. Tertiary Algebra Working Group
Pedagogy and treatment of difficulties
Use of CAS
Mathematical programming language (MPL)

10. Tertiary Algebra Working Group
Pedagogy and treatment of difficulties
Drill and practice
Do we try to teach too much?

11. Tertiary Algebra Working Group
Pedagogy and treatment of difficulties
Experimentation and discovery learning
Visual versus analytic thinking

12. Tertiary Algebra Working Group
Pedagogy and treatment of difficulties
Distance learning
Co-operative learning

13. Tertiary Algebra Working Group
Pedagogy and treatment of difficulties
Assessment

14. Tertiary Algebra Working Group
Dissemination and communication
Unsatisfactory student learning
New effective pedagogies

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Dissemination and communication
Bringing evidence to the mathematical community

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Dissemination and communication
Encourage tertiary algebra instructors to become involved with research
Relationship between tertiary and school algebra; communication between tertiary and secondary teachers