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ERIC Number: EJ570886
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0731-9258
Enactive Approach To Word Problems in a Computer Environment Enhances Mathematical Learning for Teachers.
Abramovich, Sergei; Nabors, Wanda
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, v17 n2-3 p161-80 1998
Suggests that using the iconic and computing features of a spreadsheet enhances the transition from natural language sentences to pictorial and numerical representations of algebraic word problems. Presents work performed in a lab setting with preservice and inservice teachers enrolled in contemporary general mathematics and problem-solving courses. Contains 19 references. (Author/ASK)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Problem Solving, Spreadsheets, Teacher Education, Word Problems (Mathematics)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Natural Language