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Marijana Zeljic; Milana Dabic Boricic; Svetlana Ilic – Journal of Educational Research, 2024
Previous research examining comparison relations in word problems primarily focused on students' achievements in word problems with one operation. In this paper, we extend previous research to examine the achievement of students of different ages on word problems that integrate compare and combine word problems, hereafter referred to as…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Word Problems (Mathematics), Mathematical Concepts, Vocabulary
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Lisa M. Domke; María A. Cerrato; Elizabeth H. Sanders; Michael Vo – Language and Education, 2025
Because word problems present mathematical information through a scenario, they are language-intensive and require mathematical and reading comprehension skills to solve them. In addition, they are linguistically complex, which makes them challenging for all learners, especially multilingual learners. Given the rising number of dual-language…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Word Problems (Mathematics), Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills
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Merritt, Eileen G.; Palacios, Natalia; Banse, Holland; Rimm-Kaufman, Sara E.; Leis, Micela – Journal of Educational Research, 2017
Teachers need more clarity about effective teaching practices as they strive to help their low-achieving students understand mathematics. Our study describes the instructional practices used by two teachers who, by value-added metrics, would be considered "highly effective teachers" in classrooms with a majority of students who were…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Achievement