Byron, Maria2008-11-212008-11-212008-11-21https://hdl.handle.net/2139/581enPlease contact the West Indiana Division at the University of the West Indies,St.Augustine in order to view the full thesis. Contact: wimail@sta.uwi.eduCritical thinking in childrenMathematics -- Problems, exercises, etc.Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Primary) -- Trinidad and TobagoProblem solvingReading comprehensionWord problems (Mathematics)Investigation of the effect of language variables on problem solving in Mathematics at the standard three levelThesis