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The Problem of Simplification in School Mathematics

  • Adu-Gyamfi K
  • Bossé M
  • Preston R
  • et al.
Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12 (2020) 113(2) 160-163
DOI: 10.5951/mtlt.2019.0072
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Abstract

The notion or expectation of simplifying final mathematical results remains problematic in that it is ill-defined, tied more closely to algorithmic versus conceptual understanding, and decontextualized from the content, purpose, and application of the mathematics in question. Through examples, we propose that simplification needs to be contextualized.

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Adu-Gyamfi, K., Bossé, Michael. J., Preston, R., & Williams, D. A. (2020). The Problem of Simplification in School Mathematics. Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 113(2), 160–163. https://doi.org/10.5951/mtlt.2019.0072

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