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Download full textYackel, Erna; Wheatley, Grayson H. – 1985
This study investigated the problem representations formed by college students while solving mathematics problems. Problem representation characteristics indicative of understanding were identified by analyzing audio-tapes and written work of sixteen subjects, ages 16 to 24, who solved mathematics problems using the think-aloud technique. These…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Mathematics, Educational Research, Higher Education
