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：2018
卷号：14
期号：1
页码：77-93
DOI：10.12973/ejmste/77902
出版社：Pamukkale Univ Dept Sci Education
摘要：This study explored problem-solving in middle school, focusing on how students use
tools to solve problems when working on mathematical tasks. The Problem-solving
Assessment, Diagnosis, and Remedial Instruction (PSADRI) system was designed and
developed as an individual teaching tool to support mathematics education, foster
students’ ability to solve problems. A quasi-experimental design was conducted during
five weeks. The 153 students who participated in this experiment were divided into an
experimental group (86 students who used the PSADRI system) and a control group
(67 students who received traditional instruction). The results revealed that the
students who used the PSADRI system achieved greater learning performances in
mathematics and improved problem-solving ability compared with the students who
received traditional instruction. Using the question-guided training function in the
system, the students in the experimental group used the drill-and-practice strategy to
solve math problems step by step to achieve mastery in mathematics learning.
Moreover, the students’ learning performance in the experimental group was enhanced
and their problem-solving ability was improved. The major contributions of this study
were the improvement in middle school students’ academic achievement in
mathematics and problem-solving ability and enhanced interest in mathematics
learning via the PSADRI system, an individual teaching system.
