AN EXTERNAL CONTROL STUDY OF DIAGRAM DRAWING SKILLS FOR THE SOLUTION OF ALGEBRA WORD PROBLEMS BY NOVICE PROBLEM-SOLVERS (FIGURES, HEURISTICS, SPATIAL REPRESENTATIONS, METACOGNITION)
Diagram drawing is generally accepted as an important heuristic strategy for solving mathematical problems. However, novice problem solvers do not frequently choose to use this strategy. Further, when asked to draw a diagram, their attempts often do not result in a useful representation of the probl...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
1986
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI8701220 |