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The Role of Symbol Systems in Problem Solving: A Literature Review.

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Shavelson, Richard J.; And Others – 1986

This review brings diverse research to bear on the contention that current achievement tests may underestimate students' subject-matter knowledge and problem-solving ability because of the mismatch between the symbolic form that typical achievement tests use and the specificity of students' symbolic encoding that arises from instruction and…

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Culture Fair Tests, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education