Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ717773
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Dec-1
Pages: 7
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Overcoming the "Walls" Surrounding Word Problems
Ponce, Gregorio A.; Garrison, Leslie
Teaching Children Mathematics, v11 n5 p256 Dec 2004
Efforts are made to help students do better on mathematics problems without taking time from other class activities. An illustration of Mrs. Segura, a third-grade teacher at Sunflower Elementary School, is presented whose seventy percent students did not pass the fourth chapter test in mathematics.
Descriptors: Word Problems (Mathematics), Mathematics Teachers, Elementary School Students, Mathematics Tests, Mathematics Instruction
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1502. Web site: http://www.nctm.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Grade 3
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Language: English
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