摘要：This study investigated the effectiveness of mathematical activities based on picture books for the development of children`s problem-solving performance. Subjects were 72 children divided in two groups of 36 each;one group had mathematical activities based on picture books and the other group had of pencil-and-paper tasks. The problem-solving performance was measured in terms of the test by Ward(1993) with a few modification for pretest and posttest. Mathematical activities were performed 12 times over a 6 week period. The data was analyzed by Analysis of Covariance(ANCOVA). The group taught by picture books significantly improved mathematical problem-solving performance..
