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ERIC Number: EJ646030
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-1033-2170
The Role of Fantasy Contexts in Word Problems.
Wiest, Lynda
Mathematics Education Research Journal, v13 n2 p74-90 Sep 2001
Reports on the efficacy of different contexts for word problems given to Grade Four and Grade Six students. Examines and compares the use of fantasy contexts with both adult and children's real-world contexts. Finds that students expressed an interest in the fantasy contexts. (Author/MM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grade 4, Grade 6, Mathematics Education, Student Attitudes, Word Problems (Mathematics)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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