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ERIC Number: EJ304974
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Solving Arithmetic Word Problems: Role of Reading and Computational Skills.
Muth, K. Denise
Journal of Educational Psychology, v76 n2 p205-10 Apr 1984
This study added extraneous information and increased syntactical complexity to determine the relative importance of computational and reading abilities in solving arithmetic word problems. Analyzing tests of 200 sixth graders indicated the combined abilities accounted for 54 percent of the variance in solution accuracy. (BS)
Descriptors: Computation, Difficulty Level, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Mathematics Skills, Multivariate Analysis, Quantitative Tests, Reading Ability, Skill Analysis, Syntax, Test Items
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills; National Assessment of Educational Progress; Word Problems
Note: Portions of this article were presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association (Washington, DC, August 1982).