Factors Affecting Success in Solving a Stand-Alone Geometrical Problem by Students aged 14 to 15
This paper investigates and considers factors that affect success in solving a stand-alone geometrical problem by 182 students of the 7th and 8th grades of elementary school. The starting point for consideration is a geometrical task from the National Secondary School Leaving Exam in Croatia (State...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Ljubljana
2022-03-01
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| Series: | Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://cepsj.si/index.php/cepsj/article/view/889 |
| Summary: | This paper investigates and considers factors that affect success in solving a stand-alone geometrical problem by 182 students of the 7th and 8th grades of elementary school. The starting point for consideration is a geometrical task from the National Secondary School Leaving Exam in Croatia (State Matura), utilising elementary-level geometry concepts. The task was presented as a textual problem with an appropriate drawing and a task within a given context. After data processing, the key factors affecting the process of problem solving were singled out: visualisation skills, detection and connection of concepts, symbolic notations, and problem-solving culture. The obtained results are the basis of suggestions for changes in the geometry teaching-learning process.
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| ISSN: | 1855-9719 2232-2647 |