Produto educacional sobre educação algébrica escolar: pensamento algébrico, linguagem, generalização

Abstract

We discuss some important issues related to the teaching and learning of algebra at school, according to the specialized literature.The so called Educational Product we present here may serve as complementary material either in mathematics teacher education programs or in effective teaching practice at school. The goal is to offer both to the prospective and in service teacher a theoretical frame for dealing with some issues directly related to the process of algebraic education at school, together with tasks already validated through research-designed intervention, so that the prospective and/or in service teacher may have, at her/his disposal, a set of knowledge readily useful in her/his professional practice of algebraic education of youngsters.