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Bruner, J. S. (1961). The act of discovery. Harvard Educational Review, 31, pp. 21-32, in Yeap, Ban Har. (2010). Bar modeling: A problem solving tool. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Education.
Carpenter, T. P., Fennema, E., Franke, M. L., Levi, L. & Empson, S. B. (1999). Children's mathematics: Cognitively guided instruction. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. (Book and CD)
Carpenter, T. P. & Romberg. T. A. (2004). Modeling, generalization, and justification in mathematics cases, in Powerful practices in mathematics & science. Madison, WI: National Center for Improving Student Learning and Achievement in Mathematics and Science. www.wcer.wisc.edu/ncisla (Booklet and CD)
Forsten, C. (2009). Step-by-step model drawing: Solving math problems the Singapore way. Peterborough, NH: SDE: Crystal Spring Books. http://www.crystalspringsbooks.com
Singapore Ministry of Education. (1997). Retrieved http://moe.gov.sg
Walker, L. (2010). Model drawing for challenging word problems: Finding solutions the Singapore way. Peterborough, NH: SDE: Crystal Spring Books. http://www.crystalspringsbooks.com
Yeap, B. H. (2010). Bar modeling: A problem solving tool. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Education. http://www.singaporemath.com
http://www.onlinemathlearning.com/math-word-problems.html
Singapore Math Placement Test samples
Number Strings
Bruner, J. S. (1961). The act of discovery. Harvard Educational Review, 31, pp. 21-32, in Yeap, Ban Har. (2010). Bar modeling: A problem solving tool. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Education.
Carpenter, T. P., Fennema, E., Franke, M. L., Levi, L. & Empson, S. B. (1999). Children's mathematics: Cognitively guided instruction. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. (Book and CD)
Carpenter, T. P. & Romberg. T. A. (2004). Modeling, generalization, and justification in mathematics cases, in Powerful practices in mathematics & science. Madison, WI: National Center for Improving Student Learning and Achievement in Mathematics and Science. www.wcer.wisc.edu/ncisla (Booklet and CD)
Forsten, C. (2009). Step-by-step model drawing: Solving math problems the Singapore way. Peterborough, NH: SDE: Crystal Spring Books. http://www.crystalspringsbooks.com
Singapore Ministry of Education. (1997). Retrieved http://moe.gov.sg
Walker, L. (2010). Model drawing for challenging word problems: Finding solutions the Singapore way. Peterborough, NH: SDE: Crystal Spring Books. http://www.crystalspringsbooks.com
Yeap, B. H. (2010). Bar modeling: A problem solving tool. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Education. http://www.singaporemath.com
http://www.onlinemathlearning.com/math-word-problems.html