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Download full textJiang, Matthew J.; Cooper, Jennifer L.; Alibali, Martha W. – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2013
Perceptual characteristics of mathematical equations may influence solvers' problem solving. For example, in a study of equations involving addition and multiplication, Landy and Goldstone (2010) showed that participants tended to perform narrowly spaced operations first, suggesting that spacing affects how symbols are grouped for problem solving.…
Descriptors: Equations (Mathematics), Problem Solving, Mathematical Concepts, Undergraduate Students
Alibali, Martha W.; Stephens, Ana C.; Brown, Alayna N.; Kao, Yvonne S.; Nathan, Mitchell J. – International Journal of Educational Psychology, 2014
This study investigated middle school students' conceptual understanding of algebraic equations. 257 sixth- and seventh-grade students solved algebraic equations and generated story problems to correspond with given equations. Aspects of the equations' structures, including number of operations and position of the unknown, influenced students'…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Algebra, Equations (Mathematics), Word Problems (Mathematics)
Alibali, Martha W.; Kao, Yvonne S.; Brown, Alayna N.; Nathan, Mitchell J.; Stephens, Ana C. – Wisconsin Center for Education Research (NJ1), 2009
This study investigated middle school students' conceptual understanding of algebraic equations. Participants in the study--257 sixth- and seventh-grade students--were asked to solve one set of algebraic equations and to generate story problems corresponding with another set of equations. Structural aspects of the equations, including the number…
Descriptors: Mathematical Concepts, Algebra, Secondary School Mathematics, Grade 6
