Mental representation and procedures in arithmetic word problems: The effect of the position of the question;Représentation Mentale et Procédures De Résolution De Problèmes Arithmétiques: L'effet Du Placement De La Question

Annee Psychologique

Volumn , Issue 4, 2004, Pages 683-699

  Thevenot, Catherine ^a   Barrouillet, Pierre ^b   Fayol, Michel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arithmetic word problem solving; Mental models; Mental representation; Schemas

Indexed keywords

EID: 18944402838     PISSN: 00035033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3406/psy.2004.29685     Document Type: Article

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