ERIC Number: EJ1147854
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Jun
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1303-0485
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A New Problem-Posing Approach Based on Problem-Solving Strategy: Analyzing Pre-Service Primary School Teachers' Performance
Kiliç, Çigdem
Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, v17 n3 p771-789 Jun 2017
This study examined pre-service primary school teachers' performance in posing problems that require knowledge of problem-solving strategies. Quantitative and qualitative methods were combined. The 120 participants were asked to pose a problem that could be solved by using the find-a-pattern a particular problem-solving strategy. After that, task-based interviews were conducted with 5 of the 120 participants who had answered in different ways. The data obtained were analyzed using semantic, descriptive, and content analysis methods. It was determined that 55% of the participants could pose a word problem that can be solved using the desired strategy. The other participants displayed three forms of difficulty: some posed problems that required an irrelevant strategy, some were unable to offer any answer, and some suggested problems that involved simply finding a general rule of a pattern. Because of the many pedagogical benefits associated with problem posing, pre-service teachers should be educated in problem-solving strategies and problem and types so that they can apply problem-posing skills effectively in primary schools.
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Curriculum, Questioning Techniques, Educational Strategies, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Interviews, Word Problems (Mathematics), Mathematics Activities, Mathematical Aptitude, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teaching Skills, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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