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Direct linkKirkland, Patrick K.; McNeil, Nicole M. – Cognitive Science, 2021
Mathematics word problems provide students with an opportunity to apply what they are learning in their mathematics classes to the world around them. However, students often neglect their knowledge of the world and provide nonsensical responses (e.g., they may answer that a school needs 12.5 buses for a field trip). This study examined if the…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Mathematics Tests, Test Construction, Word Problems (Mathematics)
