The Influence of a Teacher´s Innovation on a Pupil´s Relationship to Mathematics

Chytrý, Vlastimil; Říčan, Jaroslav; Kořínková, Radka

doi:10.21125/iceri.2019.0051

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“…The pupils' experience of solving a mathematical problem successfully may lead to a positive attitude towards mathematics. This also seems to hold true in reverse, i.e., students who have a positive attitude to mathematics are more successful at solving mathematical problems [53][54][55][56][57]. The results of several authors show that success in solving mathematical problems is influenced by students' procedural skills, including their ability to use (dominantly mathematical) tools productively and to choose an appropriate representation in the mathematization of problem situations [58][59][60][61]; their level of control of processes related to mathematical activity, such as reasoning, communication, generalization, or mathematical modeling [62][63][64][65][66][67][68]; and the level of their conceptual understanding of mathematical concepts [69][70][71][72][73].…”

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Relation between Pupils’ Mathematical Self-Efficacy and Mathematical Problem Solving in the Context of the Teachers’ Preferred Pedagogies

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In research focused on self-efficacy it is usually teacher-related phenomena that are studied, while the main aspects related to pupils are rather neglected, although self-efficacy itself is perceived as a belief in one’s own abilities. Evidently, this strongly influences the behavior of individuals in terms of the goal and success in mathematical problem-solving. Considering that alternative teaching methods are based on the principle of belief in one’s own ability (mainly in the case of group work), higher self-efficacy can be expected in the pupils of teachers who use predominantly the well-working pupil-centered pedagogies. A total of 1133 pupils in grade 5 from 36 schools in the Czech Republic were involved in the testing of their ability to solve mathematical problems and their mathematical self-efficacy as well. Participants were divided according to the above criteria as follows: (i) 73 from Montessori primary schools, (ii) 332 pupils educated in mathematics according to the Hejný method, (iii) 510 pupils from an ordinary primary school, and (iv) 218 pupils completing the Dalton teaching plan. In the field of mathematical problem-solving the pupils from the Montessori primary schools clearly outperformed pupils from the Dalton Plan schools (p = 0.027) as well as pupils attending ordinary primary schools (p = 0.009), whereas the difference between the Montessori schools and Hejný classes was not significant (p = 0.764). There is no statistically significant difference in the level of self-efficacy of pupils with respect to the preferred strategies for managing learning activities (p = 0.781). On the other hand, correlation between mathematical problem-solving and self-efficacy was confirmed in all the examined types of schools. However, the correlation coefficient was lower in the case of the pupils from the classes applying the Hejný method in comparison with the pupils attending the Montessori schools (p = 0.073), Dalton Plan schools (p = 0.043), and ordinary primary schools (p = 0.002). Even though the results in mathematical problem-solving are not consistent across the studies, the presented results confirm better performance of pupils in some constructivist settings, particularly in the case of individual constructivism in the Montessori primary schools. The factors influencing lower correlation of self-efficacy and performance in mathematical problem-solving ought to be subject to further investigation.

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Relation between Pupils’ Mathematical Self-Efficacy and Mathematical Problem Solving in the Context of the Teachers’ Preferred Pedagogies

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“…The ability to solve complex open-ended problems is anchored in some various different factors including the following: (i) metacognitive knowledge [6,7], (ii) positive attitude towards mathematics [8][9][10][11][12], (iii) mastering mathematics processes as are reasoning, generalization, communicating the results or mathematical modeling [13][14][15][16][17][18] and (iv) high level of mathematical proficiency in both, procedures [19,20] and conceptual understanding [21][22][23], including arithmetic, algebraic and combinatorial thinking. These aforementioned factors are not isolated, but they rather support each other mutually in the influence of the ability to solve complex open mathematical problems [24,25].…”

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Relations between Generalization, Reasoning and Combinatorial Thinking in Solving Mathematical Open-Ended Problems within Mathematical Contest

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Algebraic thinking, combinatorial thinking and reasoning skills are considered as playing central roles within teaching and learning in the field of mathematics, particularly in solving complex open-ended mathematical problems Specific relations between these three abilities, manifested in the solving of an open-ended ill-structured problem aimed at mathematical modeling, were investigated. We analyzed solutions received from 33 groups totaling 131 students, who solved a complex assignment within the mathematical contest Mathematics B-day 2018. Such relations were more obvious when solving a complex problem, compared to more structured closed subtasks. Algebraic generalization is an important prerequisite to prove mathematically and to solve combinatorial problem at higher levels, i.e., using expressions and formulas, therefore a special focus should be put on this ability in upper-secondary mathematics education.

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The Influence of a Teacher´s Innovation on a Pupil´s Relationship to Mathematics

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Relation between Pupils’ Mathematical Self-Efficacy and Mathematical Problem Solving in the Context of the Teachers’ Preferred Pedagogies

Relation between Pupils’ Mathematical Self-Efficacy and Mathematical Problem Solving in the Context of the Teachers’ Preferred Pedagogies

Relations between Generalization, Reasoning and Combinatorial Thinking in Solving Mathematical Open-Ended Problems within Mathematical Contest

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