Assessing Students' Understanding of Problem-Solving Strategies

Once students understand the context of the word problem, have dentified the important information and determined the unknown, they can make a plan to solve it. represent word problems involving addition and subtraction of whole numbers up to 20 ... use a problem-solving process to identify a problem, gather information ... ... information include cause-effect and problem-solution. ... Comprehension of arithmetic word problems: A comparison of successful and unsuccessful problem solvers. ... problem solving and in updating information in ... The present study examined these issues comparing the performance of solving mathematical word problems ... ... mathematical difficulties and disabilities struggle more than their peers when solving word problems. ... information in the equation below to solve the problem. That is, solving the mathematical problem 9 – 3 = ___ (the numerical equivalent of the above word problem) is easier than a word problem including the same ... Apr 21, 2025 ... ... questions, circle numbers or cross out irrelevant information;; A ... math difficulty improve word problem-solving skills." ScienceDaily ... ... math problem-solving abilities, including word problems. Curriculum ... Objective: Student will accurately identify key information in math word problems. Mathematics > General Mathematics. arXiv:math/0701393 (math). [Submitted on 14 Jan 2007]. Title:Robust Understanding of Word Problems with Extraneous ... Common predictors across problems types include language and working memory. •. Nonverbal reasoning predicted word problems with irrelevant information only.