%0 Journal Article
%T Parts of the Whole: An Algebra Lesson
%A Dorothy Wallace
%J Numeracy
%D 2011
%I 
%X This column draws on research of Eon Harper to demonstrate how an understanding of his proposed stages of algebra acquisition would inform a systemic overhaul of algebra education. Harper's stages also explain why students may pass a series of algebra courses yet still be unable to make sense of calculus, as well as offering insight on what aspects of algebra support quantitative literacy.
%K algebra
%K cognitive stage
%K educational system
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1936-4660.4.2.10