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ERIC Number: EJ394230
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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College Students' Organization of Mathematics Word Problems in Relation to Success in Problem Solving.
Gliner, Gail S.
School Science and Mathematics, v89 n5 p392-404 May-Jun 1989
Examines the students' understanding of mathematical structure and the relationship between problem solving and the identification of the structure in 13 word problems. Multidimensional scaling and hierarchical cluster analysis were used to assess how subjects organized word problems in their minds. (YP)
Descriptors: Classification, Cluster Analysis, College Mathematics, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Tests, Multidimensional Scaling, Problem Sets, Problem Solving, Word Problems (Mathematics)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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