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Automatic solver for mathematical word problems
"Mathematical word problems (MWP) test critical aspects of reading comprehension in conjunction with generating a solution that agrees with the ""story"" in the problem. In this thesis we design and construct an MWP solver in a systematic manner, as a step toward enabling comprehension in …
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UTILIZING TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE READING COMPREHENSION WITHIN MATHEMATICAL WORD PROBLEMS
… struggle for understanding when it comes to word problems. Teachers time and time again teach and re-teach problem solving strategies in hope that their students will one day acquire all the skills necessary to become proficient in this area. Unfortunately understanding problem solving skills …
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Effect Of Personalized Instruction On The Achievement Of Solving Mathematical Word Problems
… on the achievement of solving mathematical word problems by undergraduates enrolled in a college mathematics course. As well, the effect of individual personalized mathematical instruction on undergraduate motivation to solve mathematical word problems was also examined. </p> <p> The …
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Children's Awareness of Structural Relationships Embedded in Addition and Subtraction Word Problems
… the use of tasks that involve children solving word problems. A great deal of research has focused on improving children's performance in these tasks by various forms of instruction. This study aims to reveal transitions in children's thinking about; and awareness of structural relationships …
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Mathematical Tasks Without Words And Word Problems: Perceptions Of Reluctant Problem Solvers
… solvers related to mathematical tasks without words and word problems. Participants were given a choice of working a mathematical task without words or a word problem during four problem-solving sessions. Data were gathered from problem-solving sessions, in the form of session transcripts, …
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An explanatory sequential mixed methods study : solving mathematics word problems among African American students.
… → to qual investigated the impact of mathematics word problems among African American students in the seventh grade. This study applied a culturally relevant education (CRE) lens to examine how students solve mathematics word problems. Ladson-Billings (1997) and Gay (2018) established the …
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Matching teaching strategy to available M-Space: a Neo- Piagetian approach to word problems
… are capable of solving addition and subtraction word problems by utilizing the counting-all and/or the counting-on (back) strategies. Given this information, the purpose of this study was to determine what effect M-Space level has on the strategy a subject uses to solve problems when he is …
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Backward Reasoning in LLMs: A Strategy for Identifying Irrelevant Context in Mathematical Word Problems
… identifying irrelevant context in mathematical word problems. Our evaluation across models from 1B to 70B parameters expose a sizeable performance gap between forward and backward reasoning: accuracy on the latter lags by 3-47%, with parameter-constrained models showing the largest drops. To …
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Exploring Bilingual Arab-American Students' Performance in Solving Mathematics Word Problems in Arabic and English
… of bilingual Arab-American students on solving word problems written in their home and school languages: (1) Does the language in which a word problem is stated have an effect on the performance of the bilingual Arab-American students?; (2) Do Arab-American students with higher levels of Arabic …
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What happens when students learn a step-by-step approach to solving math word problems?
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Using the Concrete-Representational-Abstract Sequence to Connect Manipulatives, Problem Solving Schemas, and Equations in Word Problems with Fractions
… in mathematics often have difficulties solving word problems with fractions. These difficulties limit students' abilities to solve everyday math problems and develop the skills necessary for higher level mathematics. Prior research on problem solving indicates that direct instruction on problem …
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Will using the self-regulated development model improve math word problem solving skills for seventh grade students with learning disabilities?
… Self-Regulated Development Model would improve word problem solving skills for seventh grade students. The participants were 17 seventh graders, one student classified as Specific Learning Disabled and two other students were in the process of evaluations. The students were given four word …
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Beyond computation in mathematics: An instructional study with third-grade bilingual Mexican American students
… solutions to different types of arithmetic word problems, the strategies they use, the effect of language on their understanding of word problems, and the types of errors they make. In contrast, only a few studies have examined the mathematical thinking (e.g., in the solution of arithmetic …
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Exploring Algebra-based Problem Solving and Strategies of Spanish-speaking High School Students
… It identifies the accuracy differences between word problems presented in English, Spanish and numerically based problems. The study also explores accuracy differences between each subgroup of Spanish-speaking students in each category. It identifies specific strategies used by successful …
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The effects of the RIDE strategy on teaching word problem solving skills to students with learning disabilities
… of the RIDE, a mnemonic device on solving word problems for middle school students with Learning Disabilities and to examine the teacher and student satisfaction in teaching and learning using RIDE to solve word problems. Two male 8th graders participated in this study. They were both …
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ENHANCING PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS' KNOWLEDGE OF FRACTIONS THROUGH THE MODEL METHOD
… on fraction operation concepts in solving word problems. The study involved thirty-four elementary pre-service teachers enrolled in two sections of mathematics content and methods courses in the Teacher Education Program in a Midwestern public university. This study used quantitative data …
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The relationship between selected variables and arithmetic problem solving among community college students
… at all academic levels have difficulty solving word problems. Because of individual characteristics, such as inadequate mathematics background, anxiety, and poor study habits, developmental students face a tremendous task in solving word problems. There is considerable documentation that several …
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Seventh-Grade Student Achievement in Length, Perimeter, Area and Volume
… of the problem were given: standard textbook problems, word problems, students measuring, and problems labeled differently than the standard textbook problems. Each of the 235 subjects took one of four different measurement skills testes developed by the researcher. Results indicate student …
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Mathematical Word Problem -Solving: Comparing Strategies for Improving Performance of Students With Learning Difficulties
Three strategies for solving mathematical word problems were compared in terms of their effectiveness on the performance of students experiencing mathematical problem solving difficulties. Cognitive strategy, drawing strategy, and keyword strategy were compared using a modified simultaneous …
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