prealgebraic
- adjective
- /ˌpriːˌæl.dʒəˈbreɪ.ɪk/
- US
- Teachers often introduce prealgebraic concepts to help students build a foundation for algebra.
- prealgebraic reasoning
- prealgebraic knowledge
- prealgebraic thinking
Examples
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Findings indicate that an instructional focus on WPs, which is deliberately designed to forge connections with prealgebraic thinking (as in the present study), assists students in their transition to formal algebraic thinking.
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Teachers must provide prealgebraic preparation in some manner, and results show that such preparation can be effectively provided within the WP-RTI framework using Pirate Math.
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With CAL-RTI, however, students did not demonstrate significant improvement on prealgebraic reasoning.
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However, we were also interested in whether a focus on CAL or WPs provides a stronger route toward prealgebraic thinking for students with CAL/WP-MD.
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Proximal Prealgebraic Knowledge Effects
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What is required is an experimental study examining whether intervention in CAL or WPs improves students' prealgebraic knowledge.
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Note that our major purpose was to examine the effects of the two-tier intervention systems on CALs, WPs, and prealgebraic knowledge.
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The focus of the present study was enhancing word problem and calculation achievement in ways that support prealgebraic thinking among second-grade students at risk for mathematics difficulty.
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Even though both CAL and WP interventions focused on using operator symbols (e.g., +, ?, =) and solving equations, we have two potential explanations for the superior prealgebraic performance of students in the WP intervention.
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Students develop prealgebraic skills by learning to solve simple equations and understanding basic number relationships.
Synonyms
Relating to math taught before algebra in middle school
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
prealgebraic = prealgebra (transparent) = pre + algebra + ic
The adjective is a standard and easily interpretable -ic formation meaning 'relating to prealgebra'.
Etymology
Prealgebraic is formed from pre- meaning 'before' and algebra, a word that comes from the Arabic al-jabr meaning 'restoring' or 'rejoining' parts. So, prealgebraic describes the basic number ideas and skills you learn 'before' algebra to get ready for equations.