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The Number Crunch game: A simple vehicle for building algebraic reasoning skills

Stephen Sugden, Bond University

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Accepted Version.

Sugden, S. (2011). The Number Crunch game: A simple vehicle for building algebraic reasoning skills. International journal of mathematical education in science and technology, iFirst, 1-14.

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2011 HERDC submission. FoR code: 130208

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Abstract

A newspaper numbers game based on simple arithmetic relationships is discussed. Its potential to give students of elementary algebra practice in semi ad-hoc reasoning and to build general arithmetic reasoning skills is explored.

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Stephen Sugden. "The Number Crunch game: A simple vehicle for building algebraic reasoning skills" International journal of mathematical education in science and technology (2011): 1-14.
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/stephen_sugden/17