Activation of Real-World Knowledge in the Solution of Word Problems
- 1 December 1989
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Cognition and Instruction
- Vol. 6 (4) , 287-318
- https://doi.org/10.1207/s1532690xci0604_1
Abstract
This article describes two studies that examine factors influencing children's access to real-world knowledge during the solution of word problems. In the first study, based on work in Brazil by Ca...Keywords
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