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The problem-solving strategy "Make a drawing" is used in both the United States and Japan but with different degrees and varying amounts of success in each country. The purposes of this article are to compare what seem to be Japanese and United States practices in promoting the use of drawings in solving story problems and to use that comparison to suggest some teaching approaches.
"Make a drawing" is a commonly endorsed problem-solving strategy, and occasional research and theoretical writings address its usefulness (e.g., Hiroma [1990]; Huinker [1989]; Janvier [1987]; Rathmell and Huinker [1989]; and Uemura [1986]). Yet here is an excerpt from an interview with ...