Student Conceptions of Semantically Laden Letters in Algebra. A Technical Report [microform] / Peter Rosnick.

This paper proposes an hypothsis describing how some college students incorrectly view semantically laden letters and provides both clinical and written data that supports that hypothesis. Several word problems were given to nine college math students. These students were then interviewed as they at...

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Online Access:	Request ERIC Document
Main Author:	Rosnick, Peter
Format:	Microfilm Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1982.
Subjects:	Academic Achievement. Algebra. College Mathematics. Higher Education. Mathematical Concepts. Mathematics Instruction. Problem Solving. Word Problems (Mathematics)