Intervention in Textual Comprehension of Mathematical Word Problems: A Case Study
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Textual Comprehension, Difficulty, Situation Model, Word Problem, SecondaryAbstract
Word Mathematical Problem solving involves a phase of Comprehension or construction of a Situational Model. This paper presents an intervention with a high school student who presented difficulties in the construction of situational models in Word Mathematical Problem Solving. A qualitative research with an instrumental case study design was developed to obtain a profile of the type of difficulties and to intervene by means of semi-structured interviews. The role of situation drawing and the use of concrete materials during the interviews as a strategy to encourage the construction of situation models is also reported.
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