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Peer reviewedLeBlanc, Mark D.; Weber-Russell, Sylvia – Cognitive Science, 1996
A growing body of empirical and theoretical work indicates that young children (grades K-3) have difficulties solving word problems because of deficient language and text comprehension strategies. Describes a computer simulation designed to model working memory demands in "bottom-up" comprehension of arithmetic word problems, offering a…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Processes, Computer Simulation, Elementary School Mathematics
