期刊名称：International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning
电子版ISSN：1473-0111
出版年度：2002
出版社：Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching
摘要：Improving childrens' problem solving skills is an important aim of mathematics education. Since textbooks are widely used in classrooms as a source of mathematical learning it is necessary to look for their adequateness in developing such skills. With this purpose in mind first, elementary school mathematics textbooks were examined with respect to the different meanings of addition and subtraction. Second, 3rd and 4th graders were surveyed to determine their successes on these types of addition and subtraction word problems. Last, statistical procedures were run to investigate any relationship between the two. Results showed that textbooks did not adequately represent all types of addition and subtraction problems. Similarly, students were usually less successful on the problem types underrepresented in textbooks. Implications for mathematics education at the elementary level were discussed
