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Comprehend, Visualize & Calculate
Boonen, A.J.H.
2015
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Boonen, A. J. H. (2015). Comprehend, Visualize & Calculate: Solving mathematical word problems in contemporary math education.
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER
TITLE
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CHAPTER 1 General Introduction
CHAPTER 2 What underlies successful word problem solving? A path analysis in
sixth grade students.
CHAPTER 3 Word problem solving in contemporary math education: A plea for
semantic-linguistic skills training.
CHAPTER 4 The role of visual representation type, spatial ability, and reading
comprehension in word problem solving: An item-level analysis in elementary school children.
CHAPTER 5 The relation between children’s constructive play activities, spatial
ability and mathematical word problem solving performance: A mediation analysis in sixth grade students.
CHAPTER 6 Second grade elementary school students’ differing performance on
combine, change and compare word problems.
CHAPTER 7 It’s not a math lesson - we’re learning to draw! Teachers’ use of
visual representations in instructing word problem solving in sixth grade of elementary school.
CHAPTER 8 Concluding Remarks
APPENDIX I Teaching low performing second grade students to solve combine,
