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Iiskala, Tuike; Vauras, Marja; Lehtinen, Erno; Salonen, Pekka – Learning and Instruction, 2011
This study investigated how metacognition appears as a socially shared phenomenon within collaborative mathematical word-problem solving processes of dyads of high-achieving pupils. Four dyads solved problems of different difficulty levels. The pupils were 10 years old. The problem-solving activities were videotaped and transcribed in terms of…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Metacognition, Students, Cooperation
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Dewolf, Tinne; Van Dooren, Wim; Verschaffel, Lieven – Learning and Instruction, 2011
We confronted 151, 5th and 6th elementary grade pupils with a quantitative problem in a mathematics or religion class, to examine the influence of the context on pupils' understanding and solution of such problems inside and outside the mathematics class. Pupils were first asked to solve a problem about fair sharing either during a mathematics or…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Grade 5, Grade 6, Problem Solving