ERIC Number: EJ370969
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Publication Date: 1988
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Putting the Student into the Word Problem: Microcomputer-Based Strategies that Personalize Math Instruction.
Ross, Steven M.; And Others
Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, v10 n2 p29-42 Spr 1988
Reports on research designed to systematically examine how the use of personalized word problems as practice examples would affect learning and attitudes. A computer program was used to generate the problems. It was concluded that presenting problems in familiar contexts made materials more interesting and understandable for students. (PK)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Individualized Instruction, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Student Attitudes, Student Interests, Word Problems (Mathematics)
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Language: English
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