Science Sampler: Using the IFSMU method to solve mathematical word problems

by: James Hewitt

The author’s experience with middle school learners has taught him that they need structure with the steps in solving mathematical word problems. They need a tool they can rely on if all else fails. As a result, he devised a method called IFSMU, a five-step process that deals more with the mechanics of solving the problem than with the algebra involved.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 12/1/2007Stock # ss07_031_04_57Volume 031Issue 04

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