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Download full textVan Dooren, Wim; De Bock, Dirk; Hessels, An; Janssens, Dirk; Verschaffel, Lieven – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2004
Building on previous research on the tendency in students of diverse ages to overrely on proportionality in different domains of mathematics (e.g., geometry, probability), this study shows that--when confronted with missing-value word problems--Flemish primary school pupils strongly tend to apply proportional solution strategies, also in cases…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Mathematics Education, Word Problems (Mathematics), Elementary School Mathematics
