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We propose a new evaluation for automatic solvers for algebra word problems, which can identify mistakes that existing evaluations overlook. Our proposal is to evaluate such solvers using derivations, ...

Word problems can be one of the most daunting aspects of algebra for many students. However, by following a few simple steps, you can master the art of solving word problems and improve your algebra ...

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Word problems lose some of their mystery with this helpful series geared toward algebra students. This step-by-step instructional focuses on number relations and demonstrates how to glean pertinent ...

Researchers have developed a new computer system that can automatically solve the type of word problems common in introductory algebra classes. The work could lead to educational tools that identify ...

Word problems lose some of their mystery with this helpful series geared toward algebra students. This step-by-step instructional focuses on mixture-related questions and demonstrates how to glean ...

Automatically solving algebra word problems has raised considerable interest recently. Existing state-of-the-art approaches mainly rely on learning from human annotated equations. In this paper, we ...

Abstract: We introduce an approach that automatically learns to solve algebra word problems. Our algorithm, a pioneering result for this task, reasons across sentence boundaries. It constructs and ...

This paper reviews the research literature with respect to the contributions to the students’ difficulties in their algebra learning in order to understand the students’ difficulties in algebra ...