• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.761-783
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• 2009

Problem solving ability can be fostered by dealing with many different types of problems. We investigated how $5^{th}$ and $6^{th}$ graders who did not learn traditional algebraic methods might approach the word problems of simultaneous equations. This result reveals that the strategy of guess-and-check serves as a basis for elementary school students in solving simultaneous equations. A noticeable remark is that students used the guess-and-check strategy in various ways. Whereas some students changed a variable given in the problem step by step, others did in a sophisticated way focusing on the relation between two variables. Moreover, some students were able to write an equation which was not typical but meaningful and correct. This paper emphasizes the need of connections between pre-algebraic and algebraic solutions.

• Journal of Educational Research in Mathematics
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.91-109
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• 2007

This study deals with the problem of transition from arithmetic to algebra and the relationship between elementary and secondary school mathematics for systems of linear equations. In elementary school, activity for solving word problems related to systems of linear equations in two variables falls broadly into using two strategies: Guess and check and making a table. In secondary school, those problems are solved algebraically, for example, by solving systems of equations using the technique of elimination. The analysis of mathematics textbooks shows that there is no link between strategies of elementary school mathematics and secondary school mathematics. We devised an alternative way to reinforce link between elementary and secondary school mathematics for systems of linear equations. Drawing a diagram can be introduced as a strategy solving word problems related to systems of linear equations in two variables in elementary school. Moreover it is closely related to the idea of the technique of elimination of secondary school mathematics. It may be a critical juncture of elementary-secondary school mathematics in the case of systems of linear equations in two variables.

• Annual Conference on Human and Language Technology
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• 2018.10a
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• pp.310-315
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• 2018

본 논문에서는 한국어 수학 문장제 문제 자동 풀이를 위한 방법을 소개한다. 수학 문장제 문제란 수학적 관계가 언어와 숫자로 주어질 때, 문제에서 요구하는 정보를 도출하는 수학 문제로, 언어 의미 분석과 수학적 관계 추출이 요구된다. 본 논문에서는 이원 일차 연립 방정식을 포함한 514 문제의 영어 데이터셋을 번역해 한국어 문제를 확보하였다. 또한 한국어의 수학적 관계 표현과 언어 유형적 특성을 고려한 자질 추출을 제안하고, 템플릿 기반 Log-linear 모델이 정답 방정식을 분류하도록 학습하였다. 5겹 교차 검증을 실시한 결과, 영어 문제를 풀이한 선행 연구의 정답률 79.7% 대비 1%p 낮은 78.6%의 정답률을 보였다.