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Definition Comprehension

Definition Comprehension is a cognitive process within mathematical reading that involves the accurate interpretation and integration of formal mathematical definitions into existing conceptual structures, distinguishing it from general reading comprehension by its focus on precision, logical structure, and domain-specific meaning acquisition.

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2017–2026

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Publications

12

The development of definitional skill

Catherine E. Snow · Journal of Child Language · 1990 · 225 citations

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Concept of Definition: A Key to Improving Students' Vocabulary.

Robert M. Schwartz, Taffy E. Raphael · The Reading Teacher · 1985 · 71 citations

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Effects of a definition and a varying number of examples and nonexamples on concept attainment.

Herbert J. Klausmeier, Katherine Vorwerk Feldman · Journal of Educational Psychology · 1975 · 53 citations

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An empirical study of students’ understanding of a logical structure in the definition of limit via the ε-strip activity

Kyeong Hah Roh · Educational Studies in Mathematics · 2009 · 50 citations

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Evaluating answers to definition questions

Ellen M. Voorhees · 2003 · 47 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. KV
    Katherine Vorwerk Feldman

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    2 publications · 65 citations

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  2. HJ
    Herbert J. Klausmeier

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    2 publications · 65 citations

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  3. OC
    Oxana Comanescu

    Google (United States), United States

    1 publications · 16 citations

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  4. EF
    Eileen Fernández

    Montclair State University, United States

    1 publications · 25 citations

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  5. LS
    Linda S. Siegel

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    1 publications · 10 citations

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Institutions

8

  1. Montclair State University

    Montclair, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    25 citations

  2. Google (United States)

    Mountain View, United States

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    64 citations

  3. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    24 citations

  4. McMaster University

    Hamilton, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  5. Leiden University

    Leiden, The Netherlands

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

  6. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    50 citations

  7. Cognitive Research (United States)

    St. Petersburg, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    53 citations

  8. National Institute of Standards and Technology

    Gaithersburg, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    47 citations

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Venues

  1. Symposium On Usable Privacy and Security

    Conference · 1 publications · 16 citations

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  2. PRIMUS

    1 publications · 25 citations

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  3. ˜The œMathematics educator

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  4. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

    JECP · 1 publications · 10 citations

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  5. Journal of Reading Behavior

    JRB · 1 publications · 15 citations

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