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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1275536
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-May
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0025-5769
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Revitalizing and Repurposing Conventional Word Problems
Czocher, Jennifer A.; Moss, Diana L.; Maldonado, Luz A.
Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, v113 n5 p404-410 May 2020
Conventional word problems can't help students build mathematical modeling skills. on their own. But they can be leveraged! We examined how middle and high school students made sense of word problems and offer strategies to question and extend word problems to promote mathematical reasoning.
Descriptors: Word Problems (Mathematics), Mathematics Instruction, Middle School Students, High School Students, Questioning Techniques, Logical Thinking, Middle School Mathematics, Secondary School Mathematics, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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