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ERIC ED264143: The Effects of Language and Schooling on the Solution of Simple Word Problems by Nigerian Children. A Report from the Project Using the Microcomputer to Teach Problem-Solving Skills. Program Report 85-17.
This cross-sectional study investigated the problem-solving strategies used by schooled and unschooled Nigerian children to solve simple addition and subtraction problems. The purpose of the study was to: (1) verify with Nigerian children, models of the knowledge and strategies underlying children's solutions to simple word problems; (2) test the influence of children's native language on mathematics performance; and (3) investigate the effects that schooling has on children's solutions of simple addition and subtraction word problems. Individual clinical interviews were used to identify the s…
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