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Direct linkWeyns, Anke; Van Dooren, Wim; Dewolf, Tinne; Verschaffel, Lieven – Educational Psychology, 2017
We investigated the effect of emphasising the realistic modelling complexity in text or in the accompanying picture on the solution of P-items, in relation to pupils' grade. 290 pupils from the 5th and 6th grade of various elementary schools in Flanders (Belgium) made a paper-and-pencil task with 7 word problems that are problematic from a…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Grade 6, Word Problems (Mathematics), Elementary School Students
Download full textVan Dooren, Wim; De Bock, Dirk; Hessels, An; Janssens, Dirk; Verschaffel, Lieven – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2003
Previous research has shown that many secondary school students improperly apply linear models when solving non-linear problems involving lengths, area and volume of similar plane figures and solids. This phenomenon is called the "illusion of linearity". This paper presents a teaching experiment in which we developed and tested a learning…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Students, Mathematical Concepts, Secondary School Mathematics
Peer reviewedVan Dooren, Wim; Verschaffel, Lieven; Onghena, Patrick – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2003
Investigates the arithmetic and algebra word problem-solving skills and strategies of future primary and secondary school teachers. Describes the evolution of these skills and strategies from the beginning to the end of teacher education. Indicates that, in the education of preservice primary and secondary school teachers, there is need for an…
Descriptors: Algebra, Arithmetic, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
