A Search for Reading Difficulties Among Erred Word Problems.

Knifong, J. Dan; Holtan, Boyd D.

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A Search for Reading Difficulties Among Erred Word Problems

Knifong, J. Dan; Holtan, Boyd D.

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 8, 3, 227-230, May 77

Interviews conducted with each of 35 sixth graders who made errors on the Metropolitan Achievement Test showed little evidence that poor reading abilities affected children's success on word problems. (DT)

Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Error Patterns, Grade 6, Mathematics Education, Problem Solving, Reading Difficulty

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