Word problem solving tasks in textbooks and their relation to student performance

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 347-360

  Xin, Yan Ping ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Influence of learning opportunities; Middle school students with learning disabilities; Problem solving; U.S. And Chinese mathematics textbooks

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547830399     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JOER.100.6.347-360     Document Type: Article

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