Developing Primary Students' Understanding of Mathematics through Mathematization: A Case of Teaching the Multiplication of Two Natural Numbers

Autor/inn/en	Duyen, Nguyen Thi Hong; Loc, Nguyen Phu
Titel	Developing Primary Students' Understanding of Mathematics through Mathematization: A Case of Teaching the Multiplication of Two Natural Numbers
Quelle	In: European Journal of Educational Research, 11 (2022) 1, S.1-16 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Duyen, Nguyen Thi Hong) ORCID (Loc, Nguyen Phu)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2165-8714
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Students; Elementary School Mathematics; Numeracy; Teaching Methods; Grade 2; Multiplication; Student Attitudes; Mathematical Concepts; Concept Formation; Foreign Countries; Problem Solving; Vietnam + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elementare Mathematik; Schulmathematik; Rechenkompetenz; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; Multiplikation; Schülerverhalten; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Ausland; Problemlösen
Abstract	Numeracy is one of the essential competencies that the objectives of teaching math to primary students should be towards. However, many research findings show that the problem of "innumeracy" frequently exists at primary schools. That means children still do not feel at home in the world of numbers and operations. Therefore, the paper aims to apply the realistic mathematics education (RME) approach to tackling the problem of innumeracy, in the case of teaching the multiplication of two natural numbers to primary students. We conducted a pedagogical experiment with 46 grade 2 students who have not studied the multiplication yet. The pedagogical experiment lasted in six lessons, included seven activities and nine worksheets which are designed according to fundamental principles of RME by researchers. This is mainly a qualitative study. Based on data obtained from classroom observations and students' response on worksheets, under the perspective of RME, the article pointed out how mathematization processes took place throughout students' activities, their attitudes towards math learning, and their learning outcomes. The study results found that students were more interested in math learning and understood the concepts of multiplication of two natural numbers. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/4/11