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ERIC Number: EJ490262
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Roles of Symbolic Knowledge and Problem-Information Context in Solving Word Problems.
Bernardo, Allan B. I.; Okagaki, Lynn
Journal of Educational Psychology, v86 n2 p212-20 Jun 1994
Four experiments involving 440 college students in the Philippines and United States examined the effects of symbolic knowledge and problem-information context on translating relational statements into mathematical equations. Results indicate that symbolic knowledge is not always easily accessible in contexts that differ from ordinary problem-solving contexts. (SLD)
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Students, Context Effect, Equations (Mathematics), Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Problem Solving, Symbols (Mathematics), Word Problems (Mathematics)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Philippines; Problem Information Context; United States