Assigning Problems Online and its Impact on Pupils' Choice of Solving Strategy
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RIV/44555601:13440/15:43888419
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Assigning Problems Online and its Impact on Pupils' Choice of Solving Strategy
Original language description
The paper focuses on mathematics problem solving with special attention on assigning problems using a web link. It is one of the outcomes of a large research project focusing on the impact of solving problems using heuristic strategies on development of pupils' creative approach to learning mathematics and to problem solving. The main goal of the paper is to show if and how assigning a problem using a web influences pupils' choice of solving strategies. To be more specific the research question is the following: What impact does assignment of a problem through a web link have on the pupils' solving procedure, i.e. what happens when pupils solve the problem on their own outside of school and can use any tools? The importance of this question is underlined by the fact that problem solving is the basis for successful mathematics education. Any use of technological devices is appropriate when it brings benefit, opens new possibilities or considerably supports the solver's creativity and independence. The design of the study was the following: The authors conducted and analysed an experiment with 21 pupils aged 13-15. The pupils were assigned 5 problems in the form of a web link. The assignments were available to the pupils during the whole experiment. The problems were solved individually outside of lessons of mathematics. The pupils could use any electronic resources and technological tools they found useful for the solution. The most important change in comparison with problem solving in regular lessons was in the number of different solving strategies that the pupils used. The results of the experiment are illustrated by examples from pupils' work.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
D - Article in proceedings
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GAP407%2F12%2F1939" target="_blank" >GAP407/12/1939: Development of culture of problem solving in mathematics in Czech schools</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2015
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Article name in the collection
Proceedings of the 14th European Conference on e-Learning ECEL 2015
ISBN
978-1-910810-71-2
ISSN
2048-8645
e-ISSN
neuvedeno
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
441-450
Publisher name
Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited
Place of publication
Reading, UK
Event location
Hatfield
Event date
Oct 29, 2015
Type of event by nationality
WRD - Celosvětová akce
UT code for WoS article
000371972900059