EYE MOVEMENTS REVEAL STUDENTS' STRATEGIES IN SIMPLE EQUATION SOLVING

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 555-577

  Susac, Ana ^a   Bubic, Andreja ^b   Kaponja, Jurica ^a   Planinic, Maja ^a   Palmovic, Marijan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

algebra; equations; expertise; eye tracking; inverse efficiency; metacognition; number of fixations; problem difficulty; strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901987301     PISSN: 15710068     EISSN: 15731774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10763-014-9514-4     Document Type: Article

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