Comprehension of arithmetic word problems by fifth-grade pupils: Representations and selection of information

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 109-121

  Moreau, Stéphanie ^a   Coquin Viennot, Danièle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOMIZATION; SEMANTICS;

CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEMANTICS; VOCABULARY;

EID: 0037981386     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709903762869941     Document Type: Article

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