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Learning to analyse students' problem-solving strategies with cartoon vignettes
Proceedings of the 45th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2022, Vol.4: Research Reports (Si - Z) Oral Communications, Poster Presentations, pp.350-350
45th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 45th (Alicante, Spain, 18/07/2022–22/07/2022)
2022
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Abstract
Problem solving is a core mathematical activity and part of curricula and national standards worldwide. Studies show that the flexible use of strategies (e.g., adapting the
strategy to a given task) leads to higher performance in problem solving but also that many children struggle with applying strategies in a flexible way (Elia et al., 2009). The question of how future teachers can be supported in their learning about different strategies and their use in the mathematics classroom is consequently of high relevance. In a university course (n=42 participants), we provided a unit focusing on the use of primary-school students’ problem-solving strategies. Since cartoons have the potential to represent classroom practice in a systematic and theory-based way (Friesen & Kuntze, 2018), we designed two types of cartoon vignettes to support the participants’ learning: short cartoons, each illustrating a problem-solving strategy (e.g., work backwards, draw a picture) and more complex cartoons providing the opportunity to analyse how students use different strategies or struggle while solving a non-routine problem. The evaluation of the course was based on the analysis of a complex cartoon (pre-post) and a questionnaire. Our findings show that the participants perceived the cartoons as valuable learning opportunities. Learning to analyse students’ problem solving strategies could
be supported but also needed guidance and specific support.
Details
- Title
- Learning to analyse students' problem-solving strategies with cartoon vignettes
- Creators
- Marita Friesen - FUEAlyssa Knox - University of Education FreiburgRalf Erens - FUESalvador Llinares - University of AlicanteCeneida Fernández - University of AlicantePere Ivars - University of AlicanteLulu Healy - King's College LondonSebastian Kuntze - Ludwigsburg University of EducationJens Krummenauer - Ludwigsburg University of EducationKaren Skilling - University of OxfordLibuše Samková - University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
- Publication Details
- Proceedings of the 45th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2022, Vol.4: Research Reports (Si - Z) Oral Communications, Poster Presentations, pp.350-350
- Conference
- 45th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 45th (Alicante, Spain, 18/07/2022–22/07/2022)
- Publisher
- International Group For The Psychology of Mathematics Education
- Grant note
- The project coReflect@maths (2019-1-DE01-KA203-004947) is co-funded by the EU Erasmus+ Programme.
- Identifiers
- 991013351872702368
- Copyright
- © 2022 left to authors. All rights reserved
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Education
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding