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In this chapter, we analyze Students when solving classic algebraic problems in a collaborative way, by using electronic forums to see the power of such a tool in a learning process. We used a task as an example to show the interactions appearing when using electronic forums as mediators on the reflective process of co-constructing algebraic ideas. It is found that the highest profile students not only participate actively in the task but they introduce more mathematical meaningful issues. Qualitative analysis shows that generalization methods are close to which it is regularly presented in face-to-face classrooms but reflection spontaneously emerges as a need for revealing the importance of exchanging the representations.
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This work was partially funded by the project EDU 2015-64646-P of the Ministry of Science and Competitiveness of Spain. We also receive funds from GREAV- and ARCE 2016.
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Royo, M.P., Coll, C., Giménez, J. (2017). e-Collaborative Forums as Mediators When Solving Algebraic Problems. In: Aldon, G., Hitt, F., Bazzini, L., Gellert, U. (eds) Mathematics and Technology. Advances in Mathematics Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51380-5_18
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