Hmm, I sometimes do math tutoring and my mother does it professionally. And we observe that very common barrier to solve word problems is to actually extract facts from the statement.
Also, I play quiz game where the questions are not just about erudition, but about connecting several facts about the answer. And when I show these questions to someone I often see that person don’t understand how the text of the question forces conditions on what answer can be.
In both cases they usually don’t understand that they don’t understand the text.
Hmm, I sometimes do math tutoring and my mother does it professionally. And we observe that very common barrier to solve word problems is to actually extract facts from the statement.
Also, I play quiz game where the questions are not just about erudition, but about connecting several facts about the answer. And when I show these questions to someone I often see that person don’t understand how the text of the question forces conditions on what answer can be.
In both cases they usually don’t understand that they don’t understand the text.