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The purpose of this study was to investigate language related difficulties and the language of cognitive processes of English-Korean bilingual students in solving mathematics word problems. Qualitative case study research methodology was used to collect, analyze, and present data. The principle of purposeful sampling was used to select six English-Korean bilingual students. Different types of bilinguals revealed distinct patterns of difficulties and languages in solving mathematics word problems written in English and Korean. Children in the transition stage that is unstable and changing revealed more difficulties in solving the mathematics word problems overall.
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This article is a summary of doctoral dissertation under the direction of James W. Wilson at the University of Georgia.
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Whang, WH. The influence of English-Korean bilingualism in solving mathematics word problems. Educ Stud Math 30, 289–312 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00304569
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