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Calabrese, Julia; Kopparla, M.; Capraro, M. M. – Educational Studies, 2022
In the present study, researchers used problem-posing instruction to examine elementary students' understanding of multiplication. Students in fourth and fifth grade classrooms (n = 24) from a rural school district participated in a semester-long study. The focus of this study was examining student solutions to two specific lessons with problems…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Multiplication, Problem Solving, Grade 4
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Chin, Huan; Chew, Cheng Meng – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
Solving word problems involving 'Time' is an important skill but poor mastery of the skill among elementary students has often been reported in the literature. In addition, the available diagnostic tools in the literature might be less efficient for identifying the various errors made by many students in solving word problems. Thus, an online…
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Problem Solving, Word Problems (Mathematics)
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Vondrová, Nada; Novotná, Jarmila; Havlícková, Radka – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2019
Research has shown that word problem difficulty is influenced by various linguistic, numerical and general variables, but results in this area are inconsistent. This paper focuses on the question of how the order of numerical data, the context, the position of the unknown transformation, and the length of the statement in an additive word problem,…
Descriptors: Word Problems (Mathematics), Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Grade 5
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Rosli, Siddiqah; Shahrill, Masitah; Yusof, Jamilah – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2020
The study was designed to assess the effectiveness of an alternative teaching approach strategy called the Hybrid Strategy. It was intended specifically in minimising the common errors made by students, which were Comprehension and Transformation errors, and aimed at helping students to perceive word problems as a story line to be completed using…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Word Problems (Mathematics)
Walker, Amy M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The present study examined the relationship between Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) scores and mathematics problem solving scores. The reading fluency scores were obtained from the Dynamic Indicator of Basic Early Literacy (DIBELS) assessment. The mathematics problem solving scores were obtained from the Indiana State Test of Education Progress Plus…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Word Problems (Mathematics), Problem Solving, Reading Achievement