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Download full textPantziara, Marilena; Gagatsis, Athanasios; Pitta-Pantazi, Demetra – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2004
This paper explores the role of diagrams in a specific problem solving process. Two types of tests were administered to 194, 12 year old students, each of which consisted of six non-routine problems that could be solved with the use of a diagram. In Test A students were asked to respond to the problems in any way they wished whereas in Test B…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Problem Solving
