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ERIC Number: EJ135129
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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An Analysis of Children's Written Solutions to Word Problems
Knifong, J. Dan; Holtan, Boyd
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 7, 2, 106-112, Mar 76
Sixth graders wrote solutions to the word problems in the Metropolitan Achievement Test. Errors were analyzed and classified. At least 52 percent of errors were computational or clerical and could not be attributed to reading difficulties. (SD)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Error Patterns, Mathematics Education, Problem Solving, Reading, Reading Difficulty, Research, Tests
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