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An exploration of grade 8 learners' responses to real-world and standard mathematical problems [PDF]

, 2008
This study explored how the use of real-life contexts influences South African Grade 8 learners’ responses in solving mathematical word problems. A mathematical task was given to investigate whether the influence exists and if so how.
Mkwanazi, Moleko Abram
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Literacy: Buzz Word on the Back Burner [PDF]

, 2016
This paper is reviews 12 published articles written on the importance of literacy in mathematics and the best practices to utilize inside the math classroom. The paper focuses on the definition of literacy of Orr, Kukner, and Timmons (2014), a definition
Murphy, Kieran
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Pre-service mathematics teachers’ mathematization process in solving geometry problems

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This exploratory qualitative case study design aims to examine the mathematization process employed by pre-service mathematics teachers during instruction grounded in Realistic Mathematics Education (RME) within Plane Geometry.
Girma Tessema, Kassa Michael, Solomon Areaya   +2 more
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Multimodal Languaging as a Pedagogical Model—A Case Study of the Concept of Division in School Mathematics

Education Sciences, 2017
The purpose of this study is to present a multimodal languaging model for mathematics education. The model consists of mathematical symbolic language, a pictorial language, and a natural language.
Jorma Joutsenlahti, Pirjo Kulju
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Removing opportunities to calculate improves students' performance on subsequent word problems. [PDF]

, 2019
BackgroundIn two studies we investigated whether removing opportunities to calculate could improve students' subsequent ability to solve similar word problems.
Givvin, Karen B, Loftus, William, Moroz, Veronika, Stigler, James W   +3 more
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Exercises to determine the types of errors made in the solving of verbal problems in Algebra I. [PDF]

, 1956
Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston ...
Tenney, Arthur C.
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Distinguishing schemes and tasks in children's development of multiplicative reasoning [PDF]

, 2013
We present a synthesis of findings from constructivist teaching experiments regarding six schemes children construct for reasoning multiplicatively and tasks to promote them.
Hord, Casey, Jin, Xianyan, Johnson, Heather L., Kenney, Rachael H., McClintock, Evan, Si, Luo, Tzur, Ron, Woordward, Jerry, Xin, Yan P.   +8 more
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Semantic congruence in arithmetic: A new conceptual model for word problem solving

, 2020
Arithmetic problem solving is a crucial part of mathematics education. However, existing problem solving theories do not fully account for the semantic constraints partaking in the encoding and recoding of arithmetic word problems.
H. Gros, J. Thibaut, E. Sander
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A linguistic and didactic resource in the formation of mathematical competence of secondary school students when studying the syntax of the Ukrainian language (on the material of syntactic derivatives)

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This study explores the development of mathematical competence in secondary school students through the study of Ukrainian language syntax, focusing on syntactic derivatives.
Tetiana M. Mishenina, Svitlana E. Trubacheva   +1 more
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Schema-Based Instruction for Mathematics Word Problems [PDF]

, 2018
With increasing emphasis on mathematics word problems, students in special education need strategy instruction to be successful in this area. Prior research suggests that students benefit from direct instruction, problem-type identification, and the use ...
Hughes, Scarlet
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