scholarly journals Relationship Solving Mathematical Problems Focused on the First Grade Equations either Spanish or English in Bilingual Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Carlos Granados

The main idea of this article is to show the relation between students of a bilingual school who solved exercises in English and Spanish, indeed these exercises are focused on the first grade equation, and so it can determine if the mother’s tongue is involved by the resolution of a mathematical problem.

ZDM ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gemma Carotenuto ◽  
Pietro Di Martino ◽  
Marta Lemmi

AbstractResearch on mathematical problem solving has a long tradition: retracing its fascinating story sheds light on its intricacies and, therefore, on its needs. When we analyze this impressive literature, a critical issue emerges clearly, namely, the presence of words and expressions having many and sometimes opposite meanings. Significant examples are the terms ‘realistic’ and ‘modeling’ associated with word problems in school. Understanding how these terms are used is important in research, because this issue relates to the design of several studies and to the interpretation of a large number of phenomena, such as the well-known phenomenon of students’ suspension of sense making when they solve mathematical problems. In order to deepen our understanding of this phenomenon, we describe a large empirical and qualitative study focused on the effects of variations in the presentation (text, picture, format) of word problems on students’ approaches to these problems. The results of our study show that the phenomenon of suspension of sense making is more precisely a phenomenon of activation of alternative kinds of sense making: the different kinds of active sense making appear to be strongly affected by the presentation of the word problem.


2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (02) ◽  
pp. 169-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koji Nuida ◽  
Takuro Abe ◽  
Shizuo Kaji ◽  
Toshiaki Maeno ◽  
Yasuhide Numata

In this paper, we specify a class of mathematical problems, which we refer to as “Function Density Problems” (FDPs, in short), and point out novel connections of FDPs to the following two cryptographic topics; theoretical security evaluations of keyless hash functions (such as SHA-1), and constructions of provably secure pseudorandom generators (PRGs) with some enhanced security property introduced by Dubrov and Ishai (STOC 2006). Our argument aims at proposing new theoretical frameworks for these topics (especially for the former) based on FDPs, rather than providing some concrete and practical results on the topics. We also give some examples of mathematical discussions on FDPs, which would be of independent interest from mathematical viewpoints. Finally, we discuss possible directions of future research on other crypto-graphic applications of FDPs and on mathematical studies on FDPs themselves.


Author(s):  
Jenny Root ◽  
Alicia Saunders ◽  
Fred Spooner ◽  
Chelsi Brosh

The ability to solve mathematical problems related to purchasing and personal finance is important in promoting skill generalization and increasing independence for individuals with moderate intellectual disabilities (IDs). Using a multiple probe across participant design, this study investigated the effects of modified schema-based instruction (MSBI) on personal finance problem solving skills, purchasing an item on sale or leaving a tip, and using a calculator or iDevice (i.e., iPhone or iPad) for three middle school students diagnosed with a moderate ID. The results showed a functional relation between MSBI using a calculator on the participant’s ability to solve addition and subtraction personal finance word problems and generalize to iDevices. The findings of this study provide several implications for practice and offer suggestions for future research.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 119
Author(s):  
Susiana Juseria Tambunan ◽  
Debora Suryani Sitinjak ◽  
Kimura Patar Tamba

<p>This research aims to build students’ abilities in mathematical problem-solving and to explain the uniqueness of the steps of realistic mathematic education in building the problem-solving abilities of a grade 11 (social science track) class in the study of probability at one of the schools in Kupang. The observation results found that every student was having difficulties to solving the mathematical problems, particularly the narrative questions. The research method is Kemmis and Taggart model of Classroom Action Research which was conducted in three cycles, from October 4 to November 3 with twenty-four students. Triangulation had been done to every instrument of variable. The data of mathematical problem-solving was obtained from the students by using test sheets, questionnaires, and student’s discussion sheets. Meanwhile, the data of realistic mathematic education’s variable was obtained from three sources: mentors, two colleagues, and students that were using test sheets, questionnaires, and student’s discussion sheets. The results showed that the fourteen-steps of Realistic Mathematic Education that had been done were able to build mathematical problem-solving abilities of the students. This was evidenced through the increase of three indicators of mathematical problem-solving in every cycle. The average increase of indicators of mathematical problem-solving of the grade 11 students from the first to the third cycle was 10%. Therefore, it can be concluded that the Realistic Mathematics Approach can build the ability of problem-solving of grade 11 students in a social science track studying probability at one of the schools in Kupang.</p><strong>BAHASA INDONESIA </strong><strong>ABSTRACT</strong>: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membangun kemampuan pemecahan masalah matematis siswa dan menjelaskan kekhasan langkah-langkah pendekatan matematika realistik untuk membangun kemampuan tersebut di salah satu sekolah di Kupang kelas XI IPS pada materi peluang topik kaidah pencacahan. Pada hasil pengamatan ditemukan bahwa setiap siswa kesulitan dalam memecahkan masalah matematis khususnya soal berbentuk cerita. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas model Kemmis dan Taggart yang berlangsung selama tiga siklus, yaitu 04 Oktober – 03 November kepada 24 orang siswa. Triangulasi dilakukan pada setiap instrumen variabel. Data variabel kemampuan pemecahan masalah matematis diperoleh dari siswa menggunakan lembar tes, lembar angket, dan lembar diskusi siswa. Sedangkan data variabel tingkat pelaksanaan pendekatan matematika realistik diperoleh dari tiga sumber, yaitu mentor, dua orang rekan sejawat, dan siswa menggunakan lembar observasi, lembar angket, dan lembar wawancara. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa keempat belas langkah-langkah pendekatan matematika realistik yang terlaksana dengan baik sekali mampu membangun kemampuan pemecahan masalah matematis setiap siswa kelas XI IPS di salah satu sekolah di Kupang. Hal ini dinyatakan melalui peningkatan ketiga indikator pemecahan masalah matematis di setiap siklus. Peningkatan rata-rata indikator pemecahan masalah matematis siswa kelas XI IPS dari siklus pertama sampai ketiga adalah sebesar 10%. Oleh karena itu, dapat disimpulkan bahwa pendekatan matematika realistik dapat membangun kemampuan pemecahan masalah matematis siswa kelas XI IPS di salah satu sekolah di Kupang pada materi peluang topik kaidah pencacahan.


Author(s):  
Hanifah Hanifah ◽  
Nanang Supriadi ◽  
Rany Widyastuti

Mathematical problem solving is a problem solving that uses mathematical problem solving. Students in the problem solving did not use the polya method so that students succeeded in difficulties. Educators still use conventional learning models so that students become bored, passive and reluctant to ask whether going forward working on the questions given by the educator, so that new learning models need to be applied. The e-learning learning model assisted with Edmodo learning media is an online presentation material on an Edmodo account using the mobile phone of students. PAM is the knowledge learned by students before getting learning material. This study aims to study the interaction of e-learning learning models assisted by Edmodo learning media to solve mathematical problems. This study is quantitative research. Data collection used with tests, interviews, collection and collection. The data analysis technique uses two-way anava test with cells that are not the same. From the results of the analysis, the influence of the e-learning learning model on mathematical problem solving abilities. It is necessary to question the high, medium, and low mathematical initial knowledge of Great mathematical problem solving ability, then there is no difference between assisted e-learning learning models edmodo, mathematical initial knowledge of mathematical problem solving abilities.


Gunahumas ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 357-386
Author(s):  
Yomi Chaeroni ◽  
Nizar Alam Hamdani ◽  
Akhmad Margana ◽  
Dian Rahadian

ABSTRAK Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh fakta bahwa kemampuan pemahaman dan kemampuan pemecahan masalah matematis merupakan salah satu kemampuan matematika tingkat tinggi yang harus dimiliki oleh setiap peserta didik. Selain itu kemampuan pemahaman dan kemampuan pemecahan masalah matematis jarang diterapkan dalam pembelajaran matematika di sekolah. Salah satu model pembelajaran yang dapat menjadi alternatif bagi pembelajaran matematika dan kemampuan pemahaman dan pemecahan masalah matematis adalah model pembelajaran IMPROVE. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui penerapan i-spring suite 8 pada model pembelajaran IMPROVE untuk meningkatkan kemampuan pemahaman dan pemecahan masalah matematis peserta didik. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah quasi eksperimen karena penelitian ini menggunakan satu kelas eksperimen dan satu kelas kontrol sebagai subyek penelitian. Cara pengambilan subjek penelitian yang digunakan adalah purposive sampling. Subjek penelitian dipilih sebanyak dua kelas dari keseluruhan peserta didik kelas XI SMA Muhammadiyah Banyuresmi tahun pelajaran 2019/2020. Dari hasil penelitian dan perhitungan statistik diperoleh kesimpulan: 1) Terdapat peningkatan kemampuan pemahaman dan pemecahan masalah matematis peserta didik yang dalam pembelajarannya menggunakan i-spring suite 8 pada model pembelajaran IMPROVE; 2) Terdapat peningkatan kemampuan pemahaman dan pemecahan masalah matematis peserta didik yang dalam pembelajarannya menggunakan model pembelajaran konvensional/direct instruction; 3) Terdapat peningkatan kemampuan pemahaman dan pemecahan masalah matematis peserta didik yang dalam pembelajarannya menggunakan i-spring suite 8 pada model pembelajaran IMPROVE dibandingkan dengan peserta didik yang dalam pembelajarannya menggunakan model pembelajaran konvensional/direct instruction; 4) Tidak terdapat perbedaan kemampuan pemahaman dan pemecahan masalah matematis peserta didik yang dalam pembelajarannya menggunakan i-spring suite 8 pada model pembelajaran IMPROVE dan yang menggunakan model konvensional/direct instruction.Kata kunci: Kemampuan Pemahaman Matematis, Kemampuan Pemecahan Masalah Matematis, Model IMPROVEABSTRACT This research is motivated by the fact that the ability to understand and the ability to solve mathematical problems is one of the high-level mathematical abilities that must be possessed by every student. In addition, the ability to understand and the ability to solve mathematical problems are rarely applied in mathematics learning in schools. One learning model that can be an alternative for mathematics learning and mathematical understanding and problem solving abilities is the IMPROVE learning model. This study aims to determine the application of ispring suite 8 on the IMPROVE learning model to improve students' mathematical understanding and problem solving abilities. The research method used is quasi-experimental because this study uses one experimental class and one control class as research subjects. The method of taking the research subject used was purposive sampling. The research subjects were selected as many as two classes from all grade XI students of SMA Muhammadiyah Banyuresmi in the 2019/2020 academic year. From the results of research and statistical calculations conclusions: 1) There is an increase in the ability to understand and solve mathematical problems of students who in learning use the i-spring suite 8 on the IMPROVE learning model; 2) There is an increase in the ability of understanding and solving mathematical problems of students who in learning use conventional learning models / direct instruction; 3) There is an increase in students' mathematical understanding and problem solving abilities in learning using i-spring suite 8 in the IMPROVE learning model compared to students in learning using conventional learning models / direct instruction; 4) There is no difference in the ability to understand and solve mathematical problems of students who in learning use the i-spring suite 8 on the IMPROVE learning model and who use the conventional model / direct instruction.Keywords: Mathematical Understanding Ability, Mathematical Problem Solving Ability, IMPROVE Model


Author(s):  
Petri Mäenpää

This work proposes a new method of deriving programs from their specifications in constructive type theory: the method of analysis-synthesis. It is new as a mathematical method only in the area of programming methodology, as it is modelled upon the most successful and widespread method in the history of exact sciences. The method of analysis-synthesis, also known as the method of analysis, was devised by Ancient Greek mathematicians for solving geometric construction problems with ruler and compass. Its most important subsequent elaboration is Descartes’s algebraic method of analysis, which pervades all exact sciences today. The present work expands this method further into one that aims at systematizing program derivation in a heuristically useful way, analogously to the way Descartes’s method systematized the solution of geometric and arithmetical problems. To illustrate the method, we derive the Boyer-Moore algorithm for finding an element that has a majority of occurrences in a given list. It turns out that solving programming problems need not be too different from solving mathematical problems in general. This point of view has been emphasized in particular by Martin-Löf (1982) and Dijkstra (1986). The idea of a logic of problem solving originates in Kolmogorov (1932). We aim to refine the analogy between programming and mathematical problem solving by investigating the mathematical method of analysis in the context of programming. The central idea of the analytic method, in modern terms, is to analyze the functional dependencies between the constituents of a geometric configuration. The aim is to determine how the sought constituents depend on the given ones. A Greek analysis starts by drawing a diagram with the sought constructions drawn on the given ones, in the relation required by the problem specification. Then the sought constituents of the configuration are determined in terms of the given ones. Analysis was the Greeks’ method of discovering solutions to problems. Their method of justification was synthesis, which cast analysis into standard deductive form. First it constructed the sought objects from the given ones, and then demonstrated that they relate as required to the given ones. In his Geometry, Descartes developed Greek geometric analysis-synthesis into the modern algebraic method of analysis.


Author(s):  
Subrata Dasgupta

Let us rewind the historical tape to 1945, the year in which John von Neumann wrote his celebrated report on the EDVAC (see Chapter 9 ). That same year, George Polya (1887–1985), a professor of mathematics at Stanford University and, like von Neumann, a Hungarian-American, published a slender book bearing the title How to Solve It. Polya’s aim in writing this book was to demonstrate how mathematical problems are really solved. The book focused on the kinds of reasoning that go into making discoveries in mathematics—not just “great” discoveries by “great” mathematicians, but the kind a high school mathematics student might make in solving back-of-the-chapter problems. Polya pointed out that, although a mathematical subject such as Euclidean geometry might seem a rigorous, systematic, deductive science, it is also experimental or inductive. By this he meant that solving mathematical problems involves the same kinds of mental strategies—trial and error, informed guesswork, analogizing, divide and conquer— that attend the empirical or “inductive” sciences. Mathematical problem solving, Polya insisted, involves the use of heuristics—an Anglicization of the Greek heurisko —meaning, to find. Heuristics, as an adjective, means “serving to discover.” We are oft en forced to deploy heuristic reasoning when we have no other options. Heuristic reasoning would not be necessary if we have algorithms to solve our problems; heuristics are summoned in the absence of algorithms. And so we seek analogies between the problem at hand and other, more familiar, situations and use the analogy as a guide to solve our problem, or we split a problem into simpler subproblems in the hope this makes the overall task easier, or we summon experience to bear on the problem and apply actions we had taken before with the reasonable expectation that it may help solve the problem, or we apply rules of thumb that have worked before. The point of heuristics, however, is that they offer promises of solution to certain kinds of problems but there are no guarantees of success. As Polya said, heuristic thinking is never considered as final, but rather is provisional or plausible.


2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nahil M. Aljaberi ◽  
Eman Gheith

<p>This study aims to investigate the ability of pre-service class teacher at University of Petrain solving mathematical problems using Polya’s Techniques, their level of problem solving skills in daily-life issues. The study also investigates the correlation between their ability to solve mathematical problems and their level of problem solving skills in daily-life issues. The study sample consisted of 65 female students majoring in class teacher. Data were collected using two questionnaires: the mathematical problem solving test which was developed by the researchers and daily life problem solving scale which was developed by (Hamdi, 1998). The findings indicate that students had high level skills in solving daily problems; there are no statistically significant differences in daily problem solving in relation to their academic year or high-school stream. Conversely, the findings also indicate weaknesses in students’ skills in solving mathematical problems, with no statistically significant differences among students in solving mathematical problems according to Polya’s problem solving steps. However, there were statistically significant differences in students’ performance in solving mathematical problems in relation to the mathematical topic, and in favor of measurements and algebra; in addition to statistically significant differences in students’ ability to solve mathematical problems in relation to academic year and high-school stream, but no correlation between students’ abilities in solving mathematical problems and those in solving daily problems.</p>


2001 ◽  
Vol 94 (7) ◽  
pp. 566-574
Author(s):  
Elizabeth George Bremigan

Reasoning with visual representations is an important component in solving many mathematical problems and in understanding many mathematical concepts and procedures. Students at all levels of mathematics frequently encounter visual representations—for example, diagrams, figures, and graphs—in discussions of mathematical ideas, in mathematics textbooks, and on tests. Teachers often use visual representations in the classroom when they present a mathematical problem, explain a problem's solution, or illustrate a mathematical concept. Although they frequently encounter and use visual representations in the mathematics classroom, neither teachers nor students may explicitly recognize the power of reasoning with visual representations or the potential for misconceptions that can arise from their use.


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