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Research suggests that word problems might be easier to grasp and more beneficial at the beginning, rather than the end, of a math lesson.

For students with mathematics difficulties (MD), math word problem solving is especially challenging. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a problem-solving strategy, bar model ...