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Direct linkBooth, Julie L.; Koedinger, Kenneth R. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2012
Background: High school and college students demonstrate a verbal, or textual, advantage whereby beginning algebra problems in story format are easier to solve than matched equations (Koedinger & Nathan, 2004). Adding diagrams to the stories may further facilitate solution (Hembree, 1992; Koedinger & Terao, 2002). However, diagrams may not…
Descriptors: Student Problems, Problem Solving, Grade 8, Grade 6
