Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ656662
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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Individual Interest as Context in Expository Text and Mathematical Word Problems.
Renninger, K. A.; Ewen, L.; Lasher, A. K.
Learning and Instruction, v12 n4 p467-91 Aug 2002
Detailed the profiles and performance of three 11-year-olds as the basis for discussing the practical implications of inserting contexts of well-developed and less-developed individual interest into expository text and mathematical word problems. Discusses the importance of teacher support as students work with contexts of well-developed individual interest. (SLD)
Descriptors: Expository Writing, Learning, Preadolescents, Student Interests, Word Problems (Mathematics)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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IES Cited: ED498581
Note: Theme issue titled "Interest in Learning, Learning To Be Interested."
