The Effects of an Early Algebra Intervention on Third-Grade Students’ Algebraic Thinking Skills

Authors : Işıl Işler Baykal, Nejla Öztürk Tavşan, Gizem Güzeller, Ilkay Saygili

Pages : 758-799

Doi:10.14812/cuefd.1126186

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Publication Date : 2023-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The importance of early algebra has been emphasized in international literature, and it has been discussed in many studies that students who are involved in a comprehensive intervention improve their algebraic thinking skills. The aim of this study was to test the effects of an early algebra intervention on the algebraic thinking skills of 3rd-grade students. The 3rd-grade intervention and control groups were included in the study, and both groups were given pre-test and post-test. In the findings, although there was no statistical difference between the 3rd-grade intervention and control group performances in the pre-test, a statistically significant difference was found in the post-test. Analysis of the students\' strategies revealed that the students in the intervention group used algebraic thinking strategies more in the post-test than the control group in three big ideas, which are equality, expressions, equations and inequalities, generalized arithmetic, and functional thinking.
Keywords : Erken Cebir, Yarı deneysel Desen, Üçüncü Sınıf Öğrencileri