Understanding Abtract Algebra Concepts
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This study discusses various theoretical perspectives on abstract concept formation. Students’ reasoning about abstract objects is described based on proposition that abstraction is a shift from abstract to concrete. Existing literature suggested a theoretical framework for the study. The framework describes process of abstraction through its elements: assembling, theoretical generalization into abstract entity, and articulation. The elements of the theoretical framework are identified from students’ interpretations of and manipulations with elementary abstract algebra concepts including the concepts of binary operation, identity and inverse element, group, subgroup. To accomplish this, students participating in the abstract algebra class were observed during one semester. Analysis of interviews and written artifacts revealed different aspects of students’ reasoning about abstract objects. Discussion of the analysis allowed formulating characteristics of processes of abstraction and generalization. The study offers theoretical assumptions on students reasoning about abstract objects. The assumptions, therefore, provide implications for instructions and future research.
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