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ERIC Number: EJ412365
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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Linguistic and Pedagogical Factors Affecting Children's Understanding of Arithmetic Word Problems: A Comparative Study.
Lean, Glendon A.; And Others
Educational Studies in Mathematics, v21 n2 p165-91 Apr 1990
Investigated were Australian and Papua New Guinean elementary school children's strategies and errors on arithmetic word problems. Reports that (1) the two samples showed similar strategies and similar errors and (2) the main variable determining difficulty was the semantic structure of the questions. (YP)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Foreign Countries, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematical Linguistics, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Skills, 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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Identifiers - Location: Australia; Papua New Guinea
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