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Csikos, Csaba; Szitanyi, Judit; Kelemen, Rita – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2012
The present study aims to investigate the effects of a design experiment developed for third-grade students in the field of mathematics word problems. The main focus of the program was developing students' knowledge about word problem solving strategies with an emphasis on the role of visual representations in mathematical modeling. The experiment…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Problem Solving, Effect Size, Word Problems (Mathematics)
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Torbeyns, Joke; De Smedt, Bert; Ghesquiere, Pol; Verschaffel, Lieven – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2009
This study aimed at analysing traditionally taught children's acquisition and use of shortcut strategies in the number domain 20-100. One-hundred-ninety-five second, third, and fourth graders of different mathematical achievement levels participated in the study. They were administered two tasks, both consisting of a series of two-digit additions…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Instruction