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• Solving word problems - a crucial step in lower secondary school education

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  Zsolt Fülöp

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  240

  Algebra is considered one of the most important parts of Mathematics teaching and learning, because it lays the foundations of abstract thinking as well as reasoning abilities among the lower secondary school pupils who have just transited from the world of numbers and computations to the area of equalities, signs, symbols and letters. The present article focuses on the fact that how the transition from arithmetic to algebra can be made more smooth. We have concentrated our experiments towards the approach of algebraic reasoning and its utilities in filling the gap between arithmetic and beginning algebra in lower secondary school education.We also underline the importance of another approach in overcoming the challenges in the transition from arithmetic to algebra, to enhance and make algebraic learning more effective, with special considerations to word problem-solving processes. In our opinion, we have to go through three phases in the introducing of algebra in Grade 7 Mathematics education: Regula Falsi method (based only on numerical calculations); functional approach to algebra (which combines the numerical computation with letter-symbolic manipulation); and writing equations to word problems. The conclusions of the present article would be helpful to Mathematics teachers for applying themselves to develop the pupils’ interest in word problem-solving processes during algebra teaching classroom activities.

  Subject Classification: 97B10, 97C30, 97C50, 97D10, 97D40

• Teaching multiparadigm programming based on object-oriented experiences

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  Zoltán Porkoláb

  Viktória Zsók

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  111

  Multiparadigm programming is an emerging practice in computer technology. Co-existence of object-oriented, generic and functional techniques can better handle variability of projects. The present paper gives an overview of teaching multiparadigm programming approach through typical language concepts, tools in higher education. Students learning multiparadigm-oriented subjects would gain considerable expertise, which is highly needed by the industrial side in large-scale application development.