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Title:

Different complex word problems require different combinations of cognitive skills

Document type:
Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Author(s):
Strohmaier, Anselm; Reinhold, Frank; Hofer, Sarah; Berkowitz, Michal; Vogel-Heuser, Birgit; Reiss, Kristina
Abstract:
Mathematical word problem solving is influenced by various characteristics of the task and the person solving it. Yet, previous research has rarely related such factors with each other in order to holistically answer which word problem requires which set of individual cognitive skills, particularly in complex word problems. In the present study, we conducted a secondary data analysis on a dataset of N = 1282 undergraduate students solving six mathematical word problems from the Programme for Int...     »
Journal title:
Educational Studies in Mathematics
Year:
2022
Journal volume:
109
Month:
January
Journal issue:
109
Pages contribution:
89--114
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1007/s10649-021-10079-4
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