Teacher Knowledge of Learners' Help-seeking in Mathematics Problem Solving

Marais, Catherine; Westhuizen, Gert van der; Tillema, Harm

doi:10.1080/10288457.2013.826971

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“…Marais et al [18] conducted a single case study, using semi-structured interviews, questionnaires, and observations before, during, and after two mathematic lessons with 20 eighth-graders. They found that the teacher had detailed knowledge of her learners' intended help-seeking behavior.…”

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Revealed Preferences of Fourth Graders When Requesting Face-to-Face Help While Doing Math Exercises Online

Araya

Gormaz

2021

Education Sciences

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When in doubt, asking a peer can be very helpful. Students learn a lot of social strategies from peers. However, stated preference studies have found that for elementary school students with math questions, they prefer to ask their teacher for help. In this paper, we study revealed preferences instead of stated preferences. We analyzed the behavior of fourth-grade students seeking face-to-face assistance while working on an online math platform. Students started by working independently on the platform, before the teacher selected two or three tutors from among those who have answered 10 questions correctly. Each student was then able to choose between the teacher or one of these tutors when requesting assistance. We studied the students’ preferences over 3 years, involving 88 fourth-grade classes, 2700 students, 1209 sessions with classmate tutors, and a total of 16,485 requests for help when there was an option to choose between a teacher or a classmate. We found that students prefer asking classmates for help three times more than asking their teachers when given the choice. Furthermore, this gap increases from the first to the second semester. We also found that students prefer to request help from classmates of the same sex and of higher academic performance. In this context, students from the two highest tertiles sought help from classmates in the same two tertiles, and students from the medium tertile prefer to seek help from students of the highest tertile. However, students in the two lowest tertiles do not prefer asking for help from students from the top tertile more than from their own tertiles.

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Revealed Preferences of Fourth Graders When Requesting Face-to-Face Help While Doing Math Exercises Online

Araya

Gormaz

2021

Education Sciences

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“…This research is reinforced by [47] that students who have the ability to understand problems can solve problems well. By using problem solving strategies, it has a positive effect on students' mathematical problem solving abilities, especially on aspects of understanding problems and planning problems [48].…”

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Identifiying of problem solving abilities in Mathematics among Junior High School students

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This study aims to identify the problem solving abilities possessed by junior high school students. The type of research used is quantitative which uses a research design survey. The sample of this study is 98 students taken based on purposive sampling techniques. This study uses descriptive statistics to analyze the data generated. From the results of the analysis that has been done, it was found that there is a problem solving indicator by students in mathematics which is a indicated by the indicators of planning a solution which has a good category of a 56.1% (55 of 98) students, the indicator of problem solving has a good category of a 56.1% (55 out of 98) students, indicators of a problem solving planning had a good category of a 54.1% (53 of 98) students, and an indicator of understanding a problem had a good category of a 60.2% (59 of 98) students.

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“…This support is important as mathematics students appreciate teachers who understand their learning needs and styles, and who can help them to build on their prior knowledge in their learning (Day et al 2008). Students benefit from teachers' support in their learning of different subjects, including mathematics (Marais, Van der Westhuizen, and Tillema 2013;Nicol 2002;Prediger, Fischer, Selter, and Schöber 2019).…”

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The relationships among between-class ability grouping, teaching practices, and mathematics achievement: a large-scale empirical analysis

Tan

Dimmock

2020

Educational Studies

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Teacher Knowledge of Learners' Help-seeking in Mathematics Problem Solving

Cited by 6 publications

References 25 publications

Revealed Preferences of Fourth Graders When Requesting Face-to-Face Help While Doing Math Exercises Online

Revealed Preferences of Fourth Graders When Requesting Face-to-Face Help While Doing Math Exercises Online

Identifiying of problem solving abilities in Mathematics among Junior High School students

The relationships among between-class ability grouping, teaching practices, and mathematics achievement: a large-scale empirical analysis

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