A Description of Fourth Grade Children's Problem-Solving in Mathematics

Autor/inn/en	Brennan, Martha K.; Rule, Ann M.; Walmsley, Angela L. E.; Swanson, Joy R.
Titel	A Description of Fourth Grade Children's Problem-Solving in Mathematics
Quelle	In: Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 2 (2010) 2, S.33-50 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1947-7503
Schlagwörter	Protocol Analysis; Problem Solving; Grade 4; Elementary School Students; Feedback (Response); Classification; Speech Communication; Computation; Evaluation Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Problemlösen; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem
Abstract	This preliminary study described fourth grade students verbally solving a mathematics problem using a think-aloud protocol. Comments in the think aloud were categorized according to type (e.g., paraphrases and elaborations) and facilitative nature (i.e., whether the comments facilitated correct solution of the problem). Amount of the students' comments during the think-loud and a brief conversational sample were analyzed. Three groups of students emerged: (a) those that were correct in solving the problem, (b) those incorrect due to computational efforts, and (c) those incorrect due to process errors. The latter group had the fewest words in the conversational sample and the most in the think aloud. This group also had fewest facilitating comments in the think aloud. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Research Council on Mathematics Learning. Web site: http://www.unlv.edu/RCML
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10