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50 Years of ERIC
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Limin, Chen; Van Dooren, Wim; Verschaffel, Lieven – Frontiers of Education in China, 2013
The goal of the present study is to investigate the relationship between pupils' problem posing and problem solving abilities, their beliefs about problem posing and problem solving, and their general mathematics abilities, in a Chinese context. Five instruments, i.e., a problem posing test, a problem solving test, a problem posing…
Descriptors: Correlation, Asians, Grade 5, Elementary School Students
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Duan, Xiaofang; Depaepe, Fien; Verschaffel, Lieven – Frontiers of Education in China, 2011
Word problems play a crucial role in mathematics education. However, the authenticity of word problems is quite controversial. In terms of the necessity of realistic considerations to be taken into account in the solution process, word problems have been classified into two categories: standard word problems (S-items) and problematic word problems…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Word Problems (Mathematics), Mathematics Teachers