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ERIC Number: EJ174446
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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A Semantic Analysis of Addition and Subtraction Word Problems in Arithmetic
Nesher, Pearla; Katriel, Tamar
Educational Studies in Mathematics, 8, 3, 251-69, Oct 77
The paragraph unit that constitutes an addition or subtraction word problem text is discussed and the logical conditions such problems must fulfill are formulated. An attempt is then made to formulate the semantic conditions which will define well-formed addition and subtraction texts. (MN)
Descriptors: Addition, Content Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Linguistics, Logic, Mathematical Logic, Problem Solving, Semantics, Subtraction
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Identifiers: Word Problems