Prospective Teachers' Perspectives on the use of English in the Solving and Teaching of Mathematics Word Problems—a Brief Cross-country Survey

Kasule, Daniel; Mapolelo, Dumma C.

doi:10.1080/10288457.2013.848539

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“…The remaining studies in this category were surveys of PSTs' expected problems in facilitating problem solving (Keazer & Jung, 2020), PSTs' views of creativity in teaching problem solving (Yazgan-Sag & Emre-Akdogan, 2016), and how PSTs think about teaching problem solving/word problems in a medium of instruction different from the learners' mother tongues (Kasule & Mapolelo, 2013).…”

Section: Category D: Research Focusing On Pedagogy and Seeing Problem...mentioning

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Configuring the landscape of research on problem-solving in mathematics teacher education

Ron

Christiansen²,

Skog³

2022

INT ELECT J MATH ED

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The purpose of this study is to configure the landscape of empirical mathematics educational research on problem-solving in teacher education, and thereby disentangle how mathematical problem-solving is understood and used. The method consists of a configurative review of empirical mathematics education research on problem-solving in teacher education. A two-dimensional model is presented to illustrate how different aspects of problem-solving in teacher education are connected to and complement each other. Using the model, the configuration results in the proposition of four major categories of research on problem-solving in teacher education. The result indicates an almost equal distribution of research which views problem-solving as an aim for mathematics education versus research which views problem-solving as a means for learning mathematics. However, within the former, roughly three quarters of the articles focus on content knowledge, and only a quarter on pedagogical content knowledge. Implications for teacher education and future research are discussed.

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Section: Category D: Research Focusing On Pedagogy and Seeing Problem...mentioning

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Configuring the landscape of research on problem-solving in mathematics teacher education

Ron

Christiansen²,

Skog³

2022

INT ELECT J MATH ED

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“…A MWP denotes text that describes a situation assumed to be familiar to the reader and poses a quantitative question that subsequently requires an answer to be derived through mathematical operations performed on the data provided in the text form, or otherwise inferred (Greer, Verscheffel & De Corte, 2002). According to Kasule and Mapolelo (2013) MWPs' content is presented in the form of stories. Palm (2009) refers to MWPs as representations of real-life situations.…”

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Flexible teaching of mathematics word problems through multiple means of representation

Moleko

Mosimege

2021

Pythagoras

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Flexible teaching of mathematics word problems is essential to improve learning. Flexible teaching is vital in terms of providing meaningful learning, creating inclusive learning spaces and making content accessible. As such, teachers need to strive to provide flexible teaching of mathematics word problems in order to optimise and maximise learning. In line with this notion, therefore, the qualitative case study reported in this article aimed to explore the implementation of one aspect of universal design for learning (UDL), namely multiple means of representation (MMR), to guide flexible teaching of mathematics word problems. Data were collected using focus group discussions, reflection and observation sessions in which five high school mathematics teachers and a Head of Department were involved. The teachers participated in a mini-workshop on the application of the UDL principles which was organised to introduce and induct them to the approach. The study showed that MMR can be used to help guide flexible teaching of mathematics word problems by providing varied options for comprehension: options for language, mathematical expressions and symbols, as well as options for perception. The findings of the study recommend the need for teachers to adapt their teaching by considering the application of the MMR principle to guide and promote flexible teaching of mathematics word problems.

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Exploring Some Teaching Strategies that Overcome Challenges Created by the Language of Instruction within Multilingual Mathematics Classrooms

Naidoo

2015

International Journal of Educational Sciences

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Prospective Teachers' Perspectives on the use of English in the Solving and Teaching of Mathematics Word Problems—a Brief Cross-country Survey

Cited by 5 publications

References 18 publications

Configuring the landscape of research on problem-solving in mathematics teacher education

Configuring the landscape of research on problem-solving in mathematics teacher education

Flexible teaching of mathematics word problems through multiple means of representation

Exploring Some Teaching Strategies that Overcome Challenges Created by the Language of Instruction within Multilingual Mathematics Classrooms

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