The effects of solve it! on the mathematical word problem solving ability of adolescents with autism spectrum disorders

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 78-88

  Schaefer Whitby, Peggy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorder; learning strategies; mathematics; word problems

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CONTENT VALIDITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; VALIDITY;

EID: 84878065465     PISSN: 10883576     EISSN: 15384829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088357612468764     Document Type: Article

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