Influencia del conocimiento matemático y situacional en la resolución de problemas aritméticos verbalesayudas textuales y gráficas
- Vicente Martín, Santiago
- Orrantia Rodríguez, José
- Verschaffel, Lieven
ISSN: 0210-3702, 1578-4126
Year of publication: 2008
Volume: 31
Issue: 4
Pages: 463-484
Type: Article
More publications in: Journal for the Study of Education and Development, Infancia y Aprendizaje
Abstract
According to the double nature -mathematical and textual- of arithmetic word problem solving, an empirical study has been developed in which two different aids were added to the problem-solving process: 1) (mathematical or situational) rewording, and 2) inclusion of drawings related to the mathematical and situational structure of the problem. Using non-parametric statistics, the effectiveness of these aids on the success rate of a sample of 152 3rd to 5th graders in solving twelve two-step problems was analysed. Our results showed that both textual aids and mathematical drawings lead children (especially high ability children) to better achievement, while situational drawings had no effect.