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ERIC Number: EJ561805
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1954
The Predominance of the Linear Model in Secondary School Students' Solutions of Word Problems Involving Length and Area of Similar Plane Figures.
De Bock, Dirk; Verschaffel, Lieven; Janssens, Dirk
Educational Studies in Mathematics, v35 n1 p65-83 Jan 1998
Reports on two closely related studies on students' tendency to use linear models in situations in which they are not applicable. Results provide a convincing demonstration of the predominance of the linear model in secondary students' solutions to this kind of mensurational problem. Contains 25 references. (Author/ASK)
Descriptors: Area, Functions (Mathematics), Mathematics Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Word Problems (Mathematics)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Linear Models