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Problem-appropriate diagram instruction for improving mathematical word problem solving [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 The use of diagrams can be effective in solving mathematical word problems solving. However, students worldwide do not construct diagrams unprompted or have trouble using them.
Hiroaki Ayabe +3 more
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Improving Language Comprehension to Enhance Word-Problem Solving. [PDF]
Read Writ Q, 2020 The focus of this article is the role of language comprehension within word-problem solving (WPS). The role of the language comprehension in WPS is explained, and an overview of research illustrating language comprehension's contribution to WPS is described.
Fuchs LS +3 more
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Word problem solving in contemporary math education: A plea for reading comprehension skills training [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2016 Successfully solving mathematical word problems requires both mental representation skills and reading comprehension skills. In Realistic Math Education (RME), however, students primarily learn to apply the first of these skills (i.e., representational ...
Anton eBoonen +3 more
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Developing Problem-Solving Expertise for Word Problems
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 Studying worked examples impose relatively low cognitive load because learners’ attention is directed to learn the schema, which is embedded in the worked examples. That schema encompasses both conceptual knowledge and procedural knowledge.
Bing Hiong Ngu, Huy P. Phan
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Retrieval practice may not benefit mathematical word-problem solving [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 The retrieval practice effect refers to the fact that one or even multiple retrievals of memory content during the same period are more effective than repeated studying to promote future memory retention.
Xiaoxue Huang +3 more
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Solving the word problem in real time [PDF]
Journal of the London Mathematical Society, 2001 The paper is devoted to the study of groups whose word problem can be solved by a Turing machine which operates in real time. A recent result of the first author for word hyperbolic groups is extended to prove that under certain conditions the ...
Holt, Derek F., Rees, Sarah
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Solving General Arithmetic Word Problems [PDF]
Proceedings of the 2015 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing, 2015 This paper presents a novel approach to automatically solving arithmetic word problems. This is the first algorithmic approach that can handle arithmetic problems with multiple steps and operations, without depending on additional annotations or ...
Roth, Dan, Roy, Subhro
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STUDENTS' REPRESENTATION IN SOLVING WORD PROBLEM
Infinity, 2018 The purpose of this research is to describe the representation of sixth grade students in solving mathematics word problems. The focus of the representation of this research is an external representation which is viewed from students with high ...
Ardhi Sanwidi
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The relation between children’s constructive play activities, spatial ability and mathematical word problem solving performance: A mediation analysis in sixth grade students. [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2014 The scientific literature shows that constructive play activities are positively related to children’s spatial ability. Likewise, a close positive relation is found between spatial ability and mathematical word problem solving performances.
Meike eOostermeijer +2 more
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Exploring mathematical discussion in word problem-solving
Pythagoras, 2012 This study explored whether discussion as a teaching strategy in mathematics classrooms could have positive gains in improving learners’ problem-solving performance, as well as their ability to make sense of real wor(l)d problems.
Percy Sepeng, Paul Webb
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