Answers are grounded in this paper and cite their sources.
John C. Moyer, Larry Sowder, Judith Threadgill-Sowder, Margaret B. Moyer, Story Problem Formats: Drawn versus Verbal versus Telegraphic, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Vol. 15, No. 5 (Nov., 1984), pp. 342-351
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Moyer et al. (1984) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 10 related papers. Consider them for comparative context: