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Effects of a Problem-Solving Strategy on the Introductory Algebra Performance of Secondary Students with Learning Disabilities.
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Maccini, Paula; Hughes, Charles A. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 2000
A study investigated the effects of an instructional strategy within a graduated teaching sequence on the representation and solution of problem-solving skills encompassing integer numbers for six secondary students with learning disabilities. Results indicate problem-solving skills dramatically improved following instruction at the concrete,…
Descriptors: Algebra, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction
Social Information-Processing Skills of Students with Learning Disabilities.
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Tur-Kaspa, Hana; Bryan, Tanis – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1994
Thirty students with learning disabilities (LDs) performed less competently on five information-processing steps than did average-achieving students. Compared to average and low achieving students, LD subjects exhibited a unique problem in the encoding of social information and in their tendency to select incompetent self-generated solutions to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Encoding (Psychology)
Using a Graduated Word Problem Sequence to Promote Problem-Solving Skills.
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Miller, Susan Peterson; Mercer, Cecil D. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1993
This article presents a graduated word problem sequence in mathematics, beginning with simple words; progressing to phrases, sentences, and paragraphs; advancing to paragraph word problems with extraneous information; and finally having students create their own word problems. Results from 67 elementary students with learning disabilities support…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Instruction
Conversational and Social Problem-Solving Skills in Adolescents with Learning Disabilities.
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Hartas, Dimitra; Donahue, Mavis L. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1997
Discourse analysis of audiotapes of simulated telephone hotline conversations of adolescent dyads consisting of either one, two, or no adolescents with learning disabilities (LD) found that adolescents with and without LD were equally skilled at requesting advice, but adolescents with LD had significantly greater difficulty generating solutions to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Communication Skills, Discourse Analysis, Interpersonal Communication
Affective, Cognitive, and Metacognitive Attributes of Eighth-Grade Mathematical Problem Solvers.
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Montague, Marjorie; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1991
This study of 60 eighth grade students found differences among students with learning disabilities and students who were low, average, and high achieving, on perceptions of ability and achievement; attitude toward mathematics; knowledge of mathematical problem-solving strategies; and knowledge, use, and control of problem representation…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis, Evaluative Thinking
Assessing Mathematical Problem Solving.
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Montague, Marjorie – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1996
This article describes the Mathematical Problem Solving Assessment-Short Form, an evaluation tool to assess various affective factors, cognitive and metacognitive factors, and strategies associated with mathematical problem solving of middle school students. The theoretical basis for the test is discussed and an actual student protocol is used to…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Cognitive Processes, Evaluation Methods, Informal Assessment