Visual-Spatial Representation, Mathematical Problem Solving, and Students of Varying Abilities.

van Garderen, Delinda; Montague, Marjorie

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ERIC Number: EJ677951

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2003

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Visual-Spatial Representation, Mathematical Problem Solving, and Students of Varying Abilities.

van Garderen, Delinda; Montague, Marjorie

Learning Disabilities: Research & Practice, v18 n4 p246-54 Nov 2003

A study involving 66 sixth-graders with learning disabilities, average achievers, and gifted students found gifted students used significantly more visual-spatial representations than the other two groups in solving mathematical problems. Students with learning disabilities used significantly more pictorial representation than their peers, a technique negatively correlated with successful mathematical problem-solving. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Achievement, Middle School Students, Performance Factors, Pictorial Stimuli, Spatial Ability, Student Characteristics, Visualization, Word Problems (Mathematics)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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