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Haghverdi, Majid; Wiest, Lynda R. – Mathematics Educator, 2016
This study shows how separate and combined contextual and conceptual problem rewording can positively influence student performance in solving mathematical word problems. Participants included 80 seventh-grade Iranian students randomly assigned in groups of 20 to three experimental groups involving three types of rewording and a control group. All…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Word Problems (Mathematics), Problem Solving
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Busi, Rich; Jacobbe, Tim – Mathematics Educator, 2014
This study investigated preservice teachers' perceptions of their knowledge and development resulting from analyzing student work in an undergraduate mathematics education course. Participants were given opportunities to view and analyze student work examples that portrayed errors in thinking as well as alternative solution methods. Thirty-eight…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Student Experience, Knowledge Level