Number-Consideration Strategies Students Use to Solve Word Problems.

Garofalo, Joe

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ERIC Number: EJ447737

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Publication Date: 1992

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Number-Consideration Strategies Students Use to Solve Word Problems.

Garofalo, Joe

Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, v14 n2 p37-50 Spr 1992

Illustrates and discusses one class of strategies to solve word problems referred to as "number-consideration strategies." Contrasts actions and goals of students who focus mainly on number considerations with those of students who focus mainly on problem understanding. (MDH)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Context Effect, Elementary Education, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Middle Schools, Number Concepts, Problem Solving, Student Behavior, Student Characteristics, Thinking Skills, Word Problems (Mathematics)

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Language: English

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