期刊名称：Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education
印刷版ISSN：1305-8223
电子版ISSN：1305-8223
出版年度：2021
卷号：17
期号：11
DOI：10.29333/ejmste/11248
语种：English
出版社：Pamukkale Univ Dept Sci Education
摘要：Visualisation plays a critical role in the teaching and learning of mathematics word problems. It isan essential tool for enabling learners to create meaningful mental pictures necessary for solvingmathematical problems. Appropriate visualisation requires good reading skills, English proficiencyand an understanding of mathematical vocabulary, language and structure. Although visualisationplays such a critical role, teachers often do not pay attention to linguistic factors when teachingmathematics word problems, thus making it difficult for learners to visualise and solvemathematics word problems. This background positions the study to explore teachers’ perspectives on the linguistic factors that affect the visualisation of mathematics word problemsand to identify appropriate solutions to these. Using a single-case exploratory study, theperspectives of six mathematics teachers were elicited through focus group discussions andreflection sessions. The data collected were analysed through thematic analysis techniques. Thefindings indicate strategies to address the lack of reading skills, including understandingmathematical language and the structure and ambiguities of mathematics word problems.
关键词：critical emancipatory research;linguistic factors;mathematics word problems;visualisation
