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Personalized Verbal Problems: An Application of the Langugage Experience Approach.

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Wright, Jone P.; Wright, C. Dan – Journal of Educational Research, 1986

An interest inventory was administered to 99 fourth-graders and used to personalize a pool of word problems previously selected by experts. Subjects were then administered tests with standard and personalized problems. Results indicated that personalization improved performance in selecting the correct process but not in computation of correct…

Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, Language Experience Approach

Language Experience for Problem Solving in Mathematics.

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Ferguson, Anne M.; Fairburn, Jo – Reading Teacher, 1985

Reports findings of a study demonstrating that language experience techniques can help students comprehend math story problems and successfully apply the mathematical concepts necessary for their solution. (FL)

Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Education, Language Experience Approach, Mathematics Instruction