Learning to Be an Opportunistic Word Problem Solver: Going beyond Informal Solving Strategies

Autor/inn/en	Gvozdic, Katarina; Sander, Emmanuel
Titel	Learning to Be an Opportunistic Word Problem Solver: Going beyond Informal Solving Strategies
Quelle	In: ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 52 (2020) 1, S.111-123 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Gvozdic, Katarina) ORCID (Sander, Emmanuel)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1863-9690
DOI	10.1007/s11858-019-01114-z
Schlagwörter	Problem Solving; Word Problems (Mathematics); Elementary School Mathematics; Elementary School Students; Grade 1; Mathematics Curriculum; Curriculum Design; Semantics; Learning Strategies; Arithmetic + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Problemlösen; Textaufgabe; Elementare Mathematik; Schulmathematik; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; Lehrplangestaltung; Semantik; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Addition; Arithmetik; Arithmetikunterricht; Rechnen
Abstract	Informal strategies reflecting the representation of a situation described in an arithmetic word problem mediate students' solving processes. When the informal strategies are inefficient, teaching students to make way for more efficient ways to find the solution is an important educational issue in mathematics. The current paper presents a pedagogical design for arithmetic word problem solving, which is part of a first-grade arithmetic intervention (ACE). The curriculum was designed to promote adaptive expertise among students through semantic analysis and recoding, which would lead students to favor the more adequate solving strategy when several options are available. We describe the ways in which students were taught to engage in a semantic analysis of the problem, and the representational tools used to favor this conceptual change. Within the word problem solving curriculum, informal and formal solving strategies corresponding to the different formats of the same arithmetic operation, were comparatively studied. The performance and strategies used by students were assessed, revealing a greater use of formal arithmetic strategies among ACE classes. Our findings illustrate a promising path for going past informal strategies on arithmetic word problem solving. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01