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Hyde, Merv; Zevenbergen, Robyn; Power, Des – American Annals of the Deaf, 2003
Evaluation of the ability of 77 students who are moderately to profoundly deaf to solve arithmetic word problems found that students who are deaf experienced delays in successful work problem performance. Results support the idea that the delayed language acquisition of this population affects their capacity to solve arithmetic word problems.…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Deafness, Developmental Delays, Elementary Secondary Education
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Zevenbergen, Robyn; Hyde, Merv; Power, Des – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2001
Examines the performance of deaf and hearing-impaired students in Queensland, Australia when solving arithmetic word problems. Subjects' solutions of word problems confirmed trends for learning students but their performance was delayed in comparison. Confirms other studies in which deaf and hearing-impaired students are delayed in their language…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Deafness, Elementary Education, Evaluation