The influence of context and order of numerical data on the difficulty of word problems for grade 6 pupils

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The influence of context and order of numerical data on the difficulty of word problems for grade 6 pupils

Original language description

Word problems have been identified as an area of concern and have been a focus of many studies. The article investigates the influence of two parameters on the difficulty of word problems and on the frequency of mistakes grade 6 pupils make when solving them. Four variants of a two-step word problem were made which have the same mathematical structure but differ in the order of numerical data and/or context. These variants were solved by four equally abled groups of pupils and their solutions were analysed. The order of numerical data had a statistically significant effect on the success rate of pupils and on the presence of mistakes of wrong mathematization. However, the effect of the context (familiar versus unfamiliar) was rather weak. The study brought some puzzling effects such as a smaller influence of the order of data in the problem with the unfamiliar context than with the familiar one. They will be investigated in further research.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Project

<a href="/en/project/GA16-06134S" target="_blank" >GA16-06134S: Context problems as a key to the application and understanding of mathematical concepts</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

EQUITY AND DIVERSITY IN ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

ISBN

978-80-7290-955-1

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e-ISSN

neuvedeno

Number of pages

10

Pages from-to

440-449

Publisher name

Karlova univerzita, Pedagogická fakulta

Place of publication

Prague, Czech Republic

Event location

Prague, Czech Republic

Event date

Aug 20, 2017

Type of event by nationality

WRD - Celosvětová akce

UT code for WoS article

000432421100046