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González-Calero, José Antonio; Berciano, Ainhoa; Arnau, David – Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, 2020
The reversal error is a prevalent phenomenon that consists of reversing the relationship between two variables when writing equations from comparison in verbal language. A study with 169 Basque/Spanish bilingual pre-service teachers examined whether this error is mainly due to the students' tendency to employ a direct-translation strategy based on…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Language Processing, Language Role, Equations (Mathematics)
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Hawes, Kathy – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2007
This article describes activities that promote students' understanding of equation solving through analyzing and correcting student work. (Contains 5 figures.)
Descriptors: Error Analysis (Language), Equations (Mathematics), Problem Solving, Middle School Students