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Castro, Encarnación; Cañadas, María C.; Molina, Marta; Rodríguez-Domingo, Susana – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2022
This paper describes the difficulties faced by a group of middle school students (13- to 15-year-olds) attempting to translate algebraic statements written in verbal language into symbolic language and vice versa. The data used were drawn from their replies to a written quiz and semi-structured interviews. In the former, students were confronted…
Descriptors: Algebra, Middle School Students, Translation, Symbolic Language
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Ben-Yehuda, Miriam; Sharoni, Varda – Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 2021
The research examined the calculation methods used by pupils in Grades 3-6 when they were presented with problems that could be worked out efficiently and flexibly by applying number sense. The study was conducted with a convenience sample of 179 pupils between the ages 7 years and 10 months to 12 years and 10 months. in mainstream education in…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Number Concepts, Computation, Grade 3