ERIC Number: ED323106
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: 145
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ISBN: ISBN-0-8058-0603-2
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Thinking through Math Word Problems: Strategies for Intermediate Elementary School Students.
Whimbey, Arthur; And Others
Learning the techniques of critical thinking and problem solving can be easy for children when presented problems involving fun topics. Problem sets which range from easy to hard written by elementary school students and educational consultants are included. Topics include addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and fractions. Each topic is divided into lessons which vary in length from six to 14 problems each. The problem sets were designed for use by elementary school students through the intermediate grades. (CW)
Descriptors: Addition, Computation, Creative Thinking, Division, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Fractions, Learning Activities, Learning Strategies, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Education, Multiplication, Problem Sets, Subtraction, Word Problems (Mathematics)
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publisher, 365 Broadway, Hillsdale, NJ 07642 ($14.95).
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Learner; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Students; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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