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Chen, Limin; Van Dooren, Wim; Chen, Qi; Verschaffel, Lieven – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2011
In the present study, which is a part of a research project about realistic word problem solving and problem posing in Chinese elementary schools, a problem solving and a problem posing test were administered to 128 pre-service and in-service elementary school teachers from Tianjin City in China, wherein the teachers were asked to solve 3…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Problem Solving, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
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Vicente, Santiago; Orrantia, Jose; Verschaffel, Lieven – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2007
Background: Studies on rewording word problems can be grouped into two main groups: situational rewording, in which the situation denoted by the text is described more richly, and conceptual rewording, in which the underlying semantic relations are highlighted. Aims: Our aims are to define and distinguish these two kinds of rewording and to test…
Descriptors: Semantics, Program Effectiveness, Word Problems (Mathematics), Grade 5