Chinese Primary Students' Mathematical Task Types Preferences [Konferenzbericht] Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) (35th, Singapore, Jul 2-6, 2012).

Autor/inn/en	Seah, Wee Tiong; Barkatsas, Anastasios
Institution	Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia
Titel	Chinese Primary Students' Mathematical Task Types Preferences [Konferenzbericht] Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) (35th, Singapore, Jul 2-6, 2012).
Quelle	(2012), (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Mathematics Instruction; Questionnaires; Asians; Teaching Methods; Immigrants; Elementary School Students; Elementary School Mathematics; Learning Activities; Assignments; Student Attitudes; Mixed Methods Research; China; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Fragebogen; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Elementare Mathematik; Schulmathematik; Lernaktivität; Assignment; Auftrag; Zuweisung; Schülerverhalten; Australien
Abstract	The number of ethnic Chinese students in schools across Australian cities is small but increasing. It is important to understand how these students socialise into the Australian (mathematics) education system, so that we can better facilitate their education experiences in ways which optimise their potential to learn. This paper reports on part of a larger study which seeks to deepen our knowledge in this area. The research question addressed by this paper is: what are the preferences amongst three types of mathematical tasks of Grade 5 and 6 students from Chongqing, China? Through the administration of a questionnaire to 1109 students, it was found that across the topics of Number and Geometry, contextualised tasks were the most preferred by Chinese students. "Challenging", "easy to do" and "involving a model" were students' reasons for preferring particular task types. The significance of providing all students with a diverse range of task types, at the same time providing them with opportunities to be challenged and to experience success, are emphasized. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01