Factors Affecting Success in Solving a Stand-Alone Geometrical Problem by Students Aged 14 to 15

Autor/inn/en	Antunovic-Piton, Branka; Baranovic, Nives
Titel	Factors Affecting Success in Solving a Stand-Alone Geometrical Problem by Students Aged 14 to 15
Quelle	In: Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 12 (2022) 1, S.55-79 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1855-9719
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Middle School Students; Grade 7; Grade 8; Success; Problem Solving; Geometry; Geometric Concepts; Mathematics Skills; Visualization; Symbols (Mathematics); Mathematics Instruction; Croatia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Erfolg; Problemlösen; Geometrie; Elementare Geometrie; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Visualisation; Visualisierung; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Kroatien
Abstract	This paper investigates and considers factors that affect success in solving a stand-alone geometrical problem by 182 students of the 7th and 8th grades of elementary school. The starting point for consideration is a geometrical task from the National Secondary School Leaving Exam in Croatia (State Matura), utilising elementary-level geometry concepts. The task was presented as a textual problem with an appropriate drawing and a task within a given context. After data processing, the key factors affecting the process of problem solving were singled out: visualisation skills, detection and connection of concepts, symbolic notations, and problem-solving culture. The obtained results are the basis of suggestions for changes in the geometry teaching-learning process. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01