ASSESSMENT AND CLASSROOM LEARNING

many students believe that it is impossible, saying things like `I keep getting b is 8, but it can't be because a is 8'. This is because in the examples encountered in most textbooks, each letter stands for a different number. The students' understanding is therefore not a match but only a `fit' with the teacher's. ................
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