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Peer reviewedWheeler, J. L.; Regian, J. W. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1999
Describes a study of ninth-grade students that evaluated the ability of the Word Problem Solving Tutor, a cognitive tutoring system, to improve the abstract-reasoning component of word-problem solving. Compares combinations of traditional instruction, computer-assisted instruction, and the tutoring program and discusses implications for math…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation
Peer reviewedYadrick, Robert M.; Regian, J. Wesley; Connolly-Gomez, Catherine; Robertson-Schule, Linda – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1997
Compared performance of low-aptitude remedial adults learning to solve mathematics word problems. Participants worked either alone or as collaborative dyads and received instruction/practice using either the Word Problem-Solving Environment (WPSE), an exploratory system over which learners exercise control, or Solver, a structured and directive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Adult Students, Aptitude Treatment Interaction
