El objetivo del estudio que aquí presentamos es analizar las características de los problemas con estructura aditiva que aparecen en los libros de texto de Educación Primaria publicados por tres de las editoriales más representativas de nuestro país. El análisis ha sido llevado a cabo a partir de tres variables: a) la estructura semántica de los problemas, b) el grado de “desafío” que subyace a los problemas, y c) el contexto situational en el que aparecen los problemas. Los resultados muestran que los problemas que aparecen en los libros de texto presentan una naturaleza altamente estereotipada. Así, los problemas más numerosos corresponden con los más sencillos de resolver desde el punto de vista de su estructura semántica. Los problemas desafiantes son escasos, y se formulan en contextos situacionales muy estándares. Los resultados son discutidos en función del rol que los problemas verbales tienen en los libros de texto.
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