This study is currently running in ASISSTments. The purpose of this study is to observe if there is a difference in the difficulty of matching an equation with the correct word problem or matching a word problem with the correct equation.
Problem Set
The students are told that this experiment is a skill builder and that they must answer 3 correct in a row to continue.
Case 2
Case 2 consists of multiplication and division problems where the students have to match the correct expression to the word problem.
Case 1
Case 1 consists of multiplication and division problems where the students have to match the correct word problem to the equation.
Case 3
Case 3 consists of problems from case 1 and case 2.
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