Metacognitive skills of Malaysian students in non-routine mathematical problem solving
Metacognitive skills play an important role in solving mathematical problems.However, there is a lack of empirical studies on the role of metacognitive skills in solving mathematical problems, particularly non-routine ones. Therefore, this study was undertaken to identify students' metacognitiv...
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| author | Abdullah, Abdul Halim Syed Abd Rahman, Sharifah Nurarfah Hamzah, Mohd Hilmi |
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| description | Metacognitive skills play an important role in solving mathematical problems.However, there is a lack of empirical studies on the role of metacognitive skills in solving mathematical problems, particularly non-routine ones. Therefore, this study was undertaken to identify students' metacognitive skills and the impact of such skills on non-routine mathematical problem solving. By using a quantitative method, a total of 304 students in Johor Bahru district were involved in the study.A Self-Monitoring Questionnaire (SMQ) and a mathematical test were used in data collection.Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, the Mann-Whitney U test, and the Kruskal-Wallis H test.Results showed that the level of the students' performance in solving non-routine mathematical problems was very low. There was also a significant difference in the metacognitive skills among students with different performance levels in solving non-routine mathematical problems, and we concluded that these metacognitive skills should be emphasised in this process. |
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| spelling | uum-224012017-06-13T00:11:25Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/22401/ Metacognitive skills of Malaysian students in non-routine mathematical problem solving Abdullah, Abdul Halim Syed Abd Rahman, Sharifah Nurarfah Hamzah, Mohd Hilmi LB Theory and practice of education Metacognitive skills play an important role in solving mathematical problems.However, there is a lack of empirical studies on the role of metacognitive skills in solving mathematical problems, particularly non-routine ones. Therefore, this study was undertaken to identify students' metacognitive skills and the impact of such skills on non-routine mathematical problem solving. By using a quantitative method, a total of 304 students in Johor Bahru district were involved in the study.A Self-Monitoring Questionnaire (SMQ) and a mathematical test were used in data collection.Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, the Mann-Whitney U test, and the Kruskal-Wallis H test.Results showed that the level of the students' performance in solving non-routine mathematical problems was very low. There was also a significant difference in the metacognitive skills among students with different performance levels in solving non-routine mathematical problems, and we concluded that these metacognitive skills should be emphasised in this process. SciEloo 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/22401/1/BRC%20SP%2031%2057%20310%20322%20%202017.pdf Abdullah, Abdul Halim and Syed Abd Rahman, Sharifah Nurarfah and Hamzah, Mohd Hilmi (2017) Metacognitive skills of Malaysian students in non-routine mathematical problem solving. Bolema: Boletim de Educação Matemática, 31 (57). pp. 310-322. ISSN 0103-636X http://doi.org/10.1590/1980-4415v31n57a15 doi:10.1590/1980-4415v31n57a15 doi:10.1590/1980-4415v31n57a15 |
| spellingShingle | LB Theory and practice of education Abdullah, Abdul Halim Syed Abd Rahman, Sharifah Nurarfah Hamzah, Mohd Hilmi Metacognitive skills of Malaysian students in non-routine mathematical problem solving |
| title | Metacognitive skills of Malaysian students in non-routine mathematical problem solving |
| title_full | Metacognitive skills of Malaysian students in non-routine mathematical problem solving |
| title_fullStr | Metacognitive skills of Malaysian students in non-routine mathematical problem solving |
| title_full_unstemmed | Metacognitive skills of Malaysian students in non-routine mathematical problem solving |
| title_short | Metacognitive skills of Malaysian students in non-routine mathematical problem solving |
| title_sort | metacognitive skills of malaysian students in non routine mathematical problem solving |
| topic | LB Theory and practice of education |
| url | https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/22401/1/BRC%20SP%2031%2057%20310%20322%20%202017.pdf |
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