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ERIC Number: EJ480148
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-8251
Contextual Factors Affecting Errors in Proportional Reasoning.
Lawton, Carol A.
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v24 n5 p460-66 Nov 1993
Two studies (n=228 and n=175) showed that college students more readily solve proportion problems if the items in the problem are relatively distinct from one another. Translation of units of one item into units of another is easier if the items are substantially different. (MDH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, College Students, Context Effect, Higher Education, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Ratios (Mathematics), Regression (Statistics)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Mathematical Thinking; Mathematics Education Research; Proportional Reasoning