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The Functions of Pictures in Problem Solving
(International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2004)
In the present study, we assert that pictures serve four functions in problem solving: decorative, representational, organizational and informational. We, therefore, investigate the effects of pictures based on their ...
Role of Schemas in One-Step Word Problems
(1999)
This study focuses on the structures and relationships involved in one-step additive and multiplicative problems. Thirty-three problems were given to 450 students in grades 2, 3 and 4. The analysis of results showed that ...
Algebraic and Geometric Approach in Function Problem Solving
(International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2004)
This study explores students algebraic and geometric approach in solving tasks in functions and the relation of these approaches with complex geometric problem solving. Data were obtained from 95 sophomore pre-service ...
A Modeling Perspective on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematical Problem Solving
(Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, 2008)
This study analyzed the processes used by students when engaged in modeling activities and examined how students' abilities to solve modeling problems changed over time. Two student populations, one experimental and one ...
Thinking about Complex Problems with Modeling Software: the Role of Cognitive Style and Visual and Textual Representations
(International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS), 2004)
Sixty-five undergraduates, classified into Field-Dependent (FD), Field-Mixed (FM), and Field-Independent (FI) learners, were randomly assigned to two groups, Text-Only (T-O) and Text-and-Visual (T-V). The T-O group received ...
The Number Line as a Representation of Decimal Numbers: A Research with Sixth Grade Students
(International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2004)
One of the aims of mathematics instruction is to achieve the understanding of mathematical concepts through the development of rich and well organized cognitive representations (Goldin, 1998; NCTM, 2000; DeWindt-King, & ...
Assessing Student Problem-Solving Skills
(Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2003)
This study examines the construct validity of the Mathematical Patterns Test using data from 848 Cypriot primary school students. Descriptive analyses across 5 age groups suggested a developmental structure of individual ...
Problem solving and problem posing in a dynamic geometry environment
(The University of Montana, 2005)
In this study, we considered dynamic geometry software (DGS) as the tool that mediates students' strategies in solving and posing problems. The purpose of the present study was twofold. First, to understand the way in which ...