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Functional Thinking

Functional Thinking is a cognitive approach within algebraic thinking that entails reasoning about relationships between quantities through the identification, representation, and manipulation of functions, distinguished by its focus on how changes in one variable systematically affect another.

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2017–2026

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Transcendental Nonsense and the Functional Approach

Felix S. Cohen · Columbia Law Review · 1935 · 825 citations

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Functionalism and Broad Content

Frank Jackson, Philip Pettit · Mind · 1988 · 297 citations

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The Functional-Notional Approach: From Theory to Practice

Constance K. Knop, Mary Finocchiaro, Christopher Brumfit · Modern Language Journal · 1984 · 287 citations

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The Development of Children's Algebraic Thinking: The Impact of a Comprehensive Early Algebra Intervention in Third Grade

Maria Blanton, Ana C. Stephens, Eric Knuth et al. · Journal for Research in Mathematics Education · 2014 · 236 citations · Full text

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A Learning Trajectory in 6-Year-Olds' Thinking About Generalizing Functional Relationships

Maria Blanton, Bárbara M. Brizuela, Angela Murphy Gardiner et al. · Journal for Research in Mathematics Education · 2015 · 132 citations

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Authors

231

  1. MB
    Maria Blanton

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    6 publications · 611 citations

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  2. MC
    María C. Cañadas

    Universidad de Granada, Spain

    4 publications · 93 citations

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  3. EW
    Elizabeth Warren

    Australian Catholic University, Australia

    4 publications · 189 citations

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  4. KJ
    Karina J. Wilkie

    Monash University, Australia

    4 publications · 160 citations

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  5. AM
    Angela Murphy Gardiner

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    4 publications · 461 citations

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Institutions

111

  1. Universidad de Granada

    Granada, Spain

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    199 citations

  2. Australian Catholic University

    Brisbane, Australia

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    339 citations

  3. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    1K citations

  4. Queensland University of Technology

    Brisbane, Australia

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    130 citations

  5. Universidad de Salamanca

    Salamanca, Spain

    3 h-index

    2 publications

    44 citations

  6. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    111 citations

  7. Chalmers University of Technology

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    44 citations

  8. Universität Koblenz

    Koblenz, Germany

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    116 citations

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  1. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

    JRME · 9 publications · 770 citations

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  3. The Journal of Mathematical Behavior

    JMB · 4 publications · 239 citations

    4

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  4. Mathematics Education Research Journal

    3 publications · 156 citations

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