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Grishchenko, Svetlana – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to explore word problems as a subject matter in mathematics textbook curricula. The motivation for the study derived from the following evidence: (a) American students find some word problems are more difficult than others (Garcia, Jimenez, & Hess, 2006; Riley & Green, 1988; Stern, 2001), and (b) one of the…
Descriptors: Evidence, Textbooks, Comparative Analysis, Word Problems (Mathematics)
Erkfritz-Gay, Karyn N. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Past research has documented that the effectiveness of three different math strategies delivered to students via one-on-one instruction (i.e., cover-copy-compare (CCC); e.g., Skinner, Turco, Beatty, & Rasavage, 1989, traditional drill and practice (TDP); e.g., Cybriwsky & Schuster, 1990, and constant time delay (CTD); Kulik, 1994). This study…
Descriptors: Primary Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Program Effectiveness, Mathematics Skills
Haistings, Jeanine L. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Technology and mathematics. manipulatives have been brought together in a new format. This joining has resulted in virtual manipulatives that are available on the Internet for students. Virtual manipulatives have been defined as computer based renditions of common mathematics manipulatives and tools. Just as a physical object can be flipped,…
Descriptors: Numbers, Statistical Analysis, Grade 1, Arithmetic