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Direct linkBooth, Julie L.; Koedinger, Kenneth R. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2012
Background: High school and college students demonstrate a verbal, or textual, advantage whereby beginning algebra problems in story format are easier to solve than matched equations (Koedinger & Nathan, 2004). Adding diagrams to the stories may further facilitate solution (Hembree, 1992; Koedinger & Terao, 2002). However, diagrams may not…
Descriptors: Student Problems, Problem Solving, Grade 8, Grade 6
Padalkar, Shamin; Ramadas, Jayashree – Astronomy Education Review, 2008
Earlier studies have found that students, including adults, have problems understanding the scientifically accepted model of the Sun-Earth-Moon system and explaining day-to-day astronomical phenomena based on it. We have been examining such problems in the context of recent research on visual-spatial reasoning. Working with middle school students…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Science Instruction, Visual Aids, Middle School Students
