ERIC Number: EJ1336283
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 25
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Factors Affecting Success in Solving a Stand-Alone Geometrical Problem by Students Aged 14 to 15
Antunovic-Piton, Branka; Baranovic, Nives
Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, v12 n1 p55-79 2022
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.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Grade 7, Grade 8, Success, Problem Solving, Geometry, Geometric Concepts, Mathematics Skills, Visualization, Symbols (Mathematics), Mathematics Instruction
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Education. University of Ljubljana Kardeljeva plošcad 16. Slovenia. Tel: +386-1-5892-344; e-mail: editors@cepsj.si; Web site: https://ojs.cepsj.si/index.php/cepsj/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 7; Grade 8
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Croatia
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