Shortcomings in the milieu for algebraic generalisation arising from task design and vagueness in mathematical discourse
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This paper presents how the milieu for students’ engagement with an algebraic generalisation task is constrained by two factors: first, by the task design; second, by the students’ unawareness of the nature of a mathematical statement, combined with the teacher’s use of a generic example. Shortcomings in the milieu for algebraic generalisation arising from task design and vagueness in mathematical discourse