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  • Educational Psychology
  • Cognitive Science
  • Mathematics Education

Background:

  • Word-problem solving (WPS) is crucial for mathematical learning.
  • Language comprehension difficulties often impede students' WPS performance.
  • Existing interventions may not adequately address the linguistic demands of word problems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To elucidate the critical role of language comprehension in WPS.
  • To introduce and evaluate an intervention combining schema-based strategies with explicit language comprehension instruction for WPS.
  • To assess the added value of this integrated approach.

Main Methods:

  • A review of existing research on language comprehension in WPS.
  • Description of an innovative intervention embedding WPS-specific language comprehension instruction within schema-based instruction.
  • A randomized controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate the intervention's efficacy.

Main Results:

  • Language comprehension significantly contributes to students' success in WPS.
  • The integrated intervention demonstrated added value compared to standard approaches.
  • Students receiving the combined intervention showed improved WPS performance.

Conclusions:

  • Explicitly teaching language comprehension skills is vital for effective WPS.
  • Integrating linguistic strategies into schema-based interventions enhances mathematical problem-solving.
  • Future research should explore further refinements and applications of this integrated approach.