Schema-based Strategies for Solving Math Word Problems

Barriers / Roadblocks• Curriculum doesn’t classify problems into types– Teachers need to identify typea of problemspresented and control which types are introduced• As types become more complex, so willproblem types and task of discriminating amongthem– Teachers and students need to practice identifyingtypes of problems and justifying their responses.Teacher need to practice how to model and givefeedback on problem types.