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ERIC Number: EJ665210
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-1386-4416
Pre-service Teachers' Preferred Strategies for Solving Arithmetic and Algebra Word Problems.
Van Dooren, Wim; Verschaffel, Lieven; Onghena, Patrick
Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, v6 n1 p27-52 2003
Investigates the arithmetic and algebra word problem-solving skills and strategies of future primary and secondary school teachers. Describes the evolution of these skills and strategies from the beginning to the end of teacher education. Indicates that, in the education of preservice primary and secondary school teachers, there is need for an explicit treatment of pupils' transition from arithmetical to algebraic thinking. (Author/KHR)
Descriptors: Algebra, Arithmetic, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Instruction, Preservice Teacher Education, Problem Solving, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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