Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ487062
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Publication Date: 1994
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The Role of Schemes in Two-Step Problems: Analysis and Research Findings.
Nesher, Pearla; Hershkovitz, Sara
Educational Studies in Mathematics, v26 n1 p1-23 Jan 1994
Studied schemes involved in solving two-step arithmetic word problems in (n=1824) elementary schoolchildren in Israel. Compound schemes and combinations of operations were found to affect the difficulty level of the problems. Appendix includes two versions of the test instrument. (Contains 17 references.) (MKR)
Descriptors: Addition, Arithmetic, Division, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Multiplication, Multivariate Analysis, Problem Sets, Questionnaires, Schemata (Cognition), Schematic Studies, Subtraction, Word Problems (Mathematics)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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