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Download full textTinyiko Florence Sambo; Tshegofatso Phuti Makgakga – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2024
Word problem solving is an approach that can increase knowledge, improve performance and develop learners' critical thinking skills that can assist them in solving mathematical and real-life problems. This study examined the effectiveness of using a word problem solving approach to improve Grade 3 learners' performance when learning addition and…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Mathematics Education, Addition, Subtraction
Direct linkPowell, Sarah R.; Akther, Syeda Sharjina; Yoon, Na Young; Berry, Katherine A.; Nemcek, Carmen; Fall, Anna-Maria; Roberts, Greg – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2023
This study examined the influence of addition and subtraction practice embedded within a word-problem intervention for Grade 3 students experiencing word-problem difficulty. Students (N = 448) were randomly assigned to one of two variants of a word-problem intervention or a business-as-usual comparison condition. Within the word-problem…
Descriptors: Addition, Subtraction, Arithmetic, Grade 3
Yan Ping Xin; Soo Jung Kim; Jingyuan Zhang; Qingli Lei; Büsra Yilmaz Yenioglu; Samed Yenioglu; Signe Kastberg; Bingyu Liu; Xiaojun Ma – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2023
Students with learning disabilities/difficulties in mathematics often apply ineffective procedures to solve word problems. Given that current mathematics curriculum standards emphasize conceptual understanding in problem solving as well as higher-order thinking and reasoning, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a model-based…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Instruction, At Risk Students, Problem Solving
Powell, Sarah R.; Urrutia, Vanessa Y.; Berry, Katherine A.; Barnes, Marcia A. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2022
In mathematics, the expectation to set up and solve word problems emerges as early as kindergarten; however, many students who experience mathematics difficulty (MD) and dual-language learners often present with specific challenges in this area. To investigate why these populations experience word-problem difficulty, we examined the word, problem…
Descriptors: Word Problems (Mathematics), Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Learning Problems
Powell, Sarah R.; Urrutia, Vanessa Y.; Berry, Katherine A.; Barnes, Marcia A. – Grantee Submission, 2022
In mathematics, the expectation to set up and solve word problems emerges as early as kindergarten; however, many students who experience mathematics difficulty (MD) and dual-language learners often present with specific challenges in this area. To investigate why these populations experience word-problem difficulty, we examined the word, problem…
Descriptors: Word Problems (Mathematics), Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Learning Problems
Xu, Chang; LeFevre, Jo-Anne; Skwarchuk, Sheri-Lynn; Di Lonardo Burr, Sabrina; Lafay, Anne; Wylie, Judith; Osana, Helena P.; Douglas, Heather; Maloney, Erin A.; Simms, Victoria – Developmental Psychology, 2021
In the present research, we provide empirical evidence for the process of symbolic integration of number associations, focusing on the development of simple addition (e.g., 5 + 3 = 8), subtraction (e.g., 5 - 3 = 2), and multiplication (e.g., 5 × 3 = 15). Canadian children were assessed twice, in Grade 2 and Grade 3 (N = 244; 55% girls). All…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Arithmetic, Mathematics Skills, Age Differences
Powell, Sarah R.; Berry, Katherine A.; Benz, Sarah A.; Forsyth, Suzanne R.; Martinez-Lincoln, Amanda – Grantee Submission, 2017
Many elementary students have difficulty solving mathematical word problems. To alleviate trouble with word problems, we designed a word-problem intervention for 3rd-grade students with mathematics difficulty. In this intervention, tutors help students understand the three word-problem schemas for addition and subtraction word problems. Tutors…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Mathematics, Word Problems (Mathematics), Grade 3
Degrande, Tine; Verschaffel, Lieven; Van Dooren, Wim – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2014
Both additive and proportional reasoning are types of quantitative analogical (QA) reasoning. We investigated the development and nature of primary school children's QA reasoning by offering two missing-value word problems to 3rd to 6th graders. In one problem, ratios between given numbers were integer, in the other ratios were non-integer. These…
Descriptors: Word Problems (Mathematics), Logical Thinking, Mathematical Logic, Elementary School Students
Seo, You-Jin; Bryant, Diane – Remedial and Special Education, 2012
This study investigated the effectiveness of "Math Explorer" at enhancing the word problem-solving skills of students with mathematics difficulties (MD). The study, which had a multiple-probe-across-subjects design, was conducted over 18 weeks. Four students with MD in Grades 2 and 3 participated. All students were able to use the four-step…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Problem Solving, Metacognition, Program Effectiveness
