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Download full textBlohm, Paul J.; Wiebe, James H. – 1980
A study examined the effects of manipulating the representation and organizational features of mathematical problems on students' abilities to solve them. Subjects for the study were 238 high school students who had demonstrated ability in computing percentages in a nonproblem solving format. The data analyzed in the study were student responses…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Difficulty Level, High School Students, Mathematical Concepts
Rouse, William B.; And Others – 1980
A series of six experiments was conducted to increase understanding of human performance on diagnostic tasks, and in the process to investigate the feasibility of using context-free computer-based simulations to train troubleshooting skills. Three simulated diagnostic tasks were developed: a simple context-free task, a complex context-free task,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making Skills, Difficulty Level
Peer reviewedLevine, Edward L.; Weitz, Joseph – Journal of Applied Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Difficulty Level, Discrimination Learning, Individual Differences
Peer reviewedProffitt, Dennis R.; And Others – Cognitive Psychology, 1990
In 5 experiments, assessments were made of subjects' understandings of the dynamics of wheels. The subjects--111 undergraduates and 19 high school physics teachers--made highly erroneous dynamical judgments about this commonplace event, both in explicit problem-solving contexts and when viewing ongoing events. Findings are related to accounts of…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Evaluative Thinking, High Schools, Higher Education
Bachor, Dan G. – Diagnostique, 1989
Urban Canadian sixth-graders (n=84) were tested on 80 arithmetic word problems developed as part of a larger set to reflect individual differences in problem solving. Problems varied in complexity of language and amount of extraneous information present. Results indicated substantial internal consistency and concurrent validity relative to…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Difficulty Level, Foreign Countries, Individual Differences
Direct linkAdeleke, M. A. – Educational Research and Reviews, 2007
The paper examined the possibility of finding out if improvements in students' problem solving performance in simultaneous linear equation will be recorded with the use of procedural and conceptual learning strategies and in addition to find out which of the strategies will be more effective. The study adopted a pretest, post test control group…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Learning Strategies, Pretests Posttests
De Corte, Erik; And Others – 1991
The comprehension processes of adult students solving two-step problems of comparison were studied using eye-movement experiments based on the assumption that eye fixations are synchronous with internal cognitive processes. Twenty university students each solved 24 two-step mathematical word problems of three sentences each with consistent…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Rogers, Margaret M. – CAPTRENDS, 1983
Six tips for increasing student problem-solving skills are offered in this teacher fact sheet. Puzzles and simulations matched to student mental maturity and general knowledge are recommended as activities for helping students think more flexibly and practice higher order thinking skills. In addition, four suggestions are given for controlling…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Decision Making Skills, Difficulty Level, Educational Games
Smith, Lyle R. – 1987
High school students (N=213) of various ability levels enrolled in first-year algebra classes were presented lessons concerning geometry concepts. The lessons were varied according to the degree of complexity of the examples that were presented. Students then were tested over their understanding of the concepts. The test questions ranged from…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Content Analysis, Difficulty Level, Educational Research
Boker, John R.; Games, Paul A. – 1980
Problem-solving performance and goal-setting behavior were investigated in 156 undergraduates who, on Mehrabian's Achievement Scales, demonstrated either the motive to approach success or the motive to avoid failure. Different expectations of success or failure were induced by fictitious preperformance information. The degree of success or failure…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Aspiration, Difficulty Level, Expectation
Zweng, Marilyn J.; And Others – 1979
This study attempted to identify the things that help elementary school students solve verbal problems. Among the types of things included for examination were: the attributes of problems, the tools used, and the problem transformations that were possible. The summary of findings is comprised of 29 diverse types of statements grouped under four…
Descriptors: Addition, Calculators, Difficulty Level, Division
Rose, Andrew M.; And Others – 1974
The relationships between the characteristics of human tasks and the abilities required for task performance are investigated. The goal of the program is to generate principles which can be used to identify ability requirements from knowledge of the characteristics of a task and of variations in the conditions of task performance. Such knowledge…
Descriptors: Ability, Ability Identification, Adults, Difficulty Level
Manalo, Emmanuel; Uesaka, Yuri – Online Submission, 2006
It is generally considered that diagram use aids efficacy of math word problem solving. While understanding diagrams is considered important in both New Zealand and Japanese secondary schools, there is an additional emphasis in New Zealand schools for students to appreciate their use as tools for problem solving and communication. This study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Solving, Word Problems (Mathematics), Secondary School Students
Plant, Anne – CORE, 1979
Variation in syntactic difficulty in arithmetic problems is studied to determine its influence on students' ability to solve problems correctly. Findings in a study of elementary school students indicated syntactic difficulty affects problem solving ability, regardless of sex (f=fiche number). (MH)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedMontague, Marjorie – Remedial and Special Education, 1997
Presents findings from five studies measuring students' attitudes towards mathematics, perception of performance, perception of the importance of mathematical problem solving, and perception of problem difficulty. The interaction of affect and cognition and the implications for assessing and teaching mathematical problem solving to students with…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Influences, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Achievement
