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Algebra: It Really is Patterns!

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Research

Through an emphasis on generalization, justification, and prediction, students can learn to use and appreciate algebraic expressions as general statements.... Their absence is an obstacle to developing the "symbol sense" that constitutes the power of algebra." (Adding It Up)