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ERIC Number: EJ354718
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Variables Affecting Word Problem Difficulty in Secondary School Mathematics.
Caldwell, Janet H.; Goldin, Gerald A.
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v18 n3 p187-96 May 1987
Concrete problems were significantly less difficult than abstract problems at both junior and senior high school levels, as previously observed at elementary school level. Factual problems were significantly less difficult than hypothetical problems at junior and senior high school levels, in contrast to elementary school results. (MNS)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Research Reports, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Mathematics Education Research