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EFFECT OF TABLES ON SOLVING ALGEBRA WORD PROBLEMS

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Date Issued:
1984
Summary:
Previous research on algebra word problems revealed that students usually could not use a solution of a problem to solve a related problem that required a slight modification of the solution. In an attempt to improve performance on related problems, students were given practice on either filling in tables or using completed tables. Practice on entering values in tables did not improve performance because students lacked the domain specific knowledge to correctly enter the values. Students' use of completed tables resulted in improved performance when tables were provided, but did not result in an improvement on generalization problems in which no tables were given. These findings were discussed within the context of a hierarchical classification scheme which describes the relationship between two related problems. In addition, the instructional implications of the study were considered and suggestions are offered for improving the instructional procedures.
Title: THE EFFECT OF TABLES ON SOLVING ALGEBRA WORD PROBLEMS.
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Name(s): ETTINGER, MICHAEL.
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1984
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 46 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: Previous research on algebra word problems revealed that students usually could not use a solution of a problem to solve a related problem that required a slight modification of the solution. In an attempt to improve performance on related problems, students were given practice on either filling in tables or using completed tables. Practice on entering values in tables did not improve performance because students lacked the domain specific knowledge to correctly enter the values. Students' use of completed tables resulted in improved performance when tables were provided, but did not result in an improvement on generalization problems in which no tables were given. These findings were discussed within the context of a hierarchical classification scheme which describes the relationship between two related problems. In addition, the instructional implications of the study were considered and suggestions are offered for improving the instructional procedures.
Identifier: 14211 (digitool), FADT14211 (IID), fau:11022 (fedora)
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1984.
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Subject(s): Word problems (Mathematics)
Problem solving
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