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ERIC Number: EJ415382
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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ISSN: ISSN-1046-3364
Problem Solving: The Two-Eight Model.
Klein, Paul A.
Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, v5 n1 p25-33 Fall 1988
Describes the "Two-Eight" instructional model for students who have arithmetic computational skills but lack the ability to select appropriate strategies to solve problems. Offers examples showing the replacement of the actual values used in a word problem with the simple numeric values of 2 and 8 to create a parallel, solvable problem. (DMM)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Strategies, Mathematical Applications, Models, Problem Solving, Remedial Mathematics, Teaching Methods, Word Problems (Mathematics)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Note: Available from New York College Learning Skills Association, c/o Developmental Studies Division, Community College of the Finger Lakes, Canandaigua, NY 11424 ($20.00 per volume for non-NYCLSA members).