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ERIC Number: EJ174144
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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Some Effects of Distractions in Nonverbal Mathematical Problems
Bana, J. P.; Nelson, D.
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 23, 4, 268-79, Dec 77
The central purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of distractions in nonverbal problems on the problem solving behavior and performance of young children (grades 1-3) in 6 schools (N=360). Results indicated 66 percent of the subjects were distracted by irrelevant spatial-numerical or color attribute uses. (JC)
Descriptors: Attention Control, Elementary Education, Learning Problems, Learning Processes, Mathematics, Problem Solving
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Identifiers: Distraction