Influence of instruction in mathematics for low performing students on strategy use

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-16

  Timmermans, R E ^a   Van Lieshout, E C D M ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Constructivism; Direct instruction; Mathematics difficulties; Mathematics education; Strategies; Teaching methods

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICS; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHING; TRAINING;

EID: 0037365905     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0885625032000042285     Document Type: Article

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