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Mathematical Problem-Solving Processes and Performance: Translation Among Symbolic Representations

Feb 1990

Noreen M. Webb, Karen Gold, and Sen Qi

We collected information about students’ performance on math problems varying in symbolic form and the kinds of symbolic representations and translation used in instruction. This study presents several implications for research and practice in mathematics education and testing.

Webb, N. M., Gold, K., & Qi, S. (1990). Mathematical problem-solving processes and performance: Translation among symbolic representations (CSE Report 316). Los Angeles: University of California, Los Angeles, National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST).