Question Design Affects Students' Sense‐Making on Mathematics Word Problems
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Abstract Mathematics word problems provide students with an opportunity to apply what they are learning in their mathematics classes the world around them. However, often neglect knowledge of and nonsensical responses (e.g., may answer that a school needs 12.5 buses for field trip). This study examined if question design affects students' mindset ways affect subsequent sense‐making. The hypothesis was rewriting standard introduce inherent uncertainty about result would be beneficial student performance sense‐making because it requires reason explicitly context described problem. Middle ( N = 229) were randomly assigned one three conditions. In textbook condition, solved set six taken from current textbooks. modified yes/no same rewritten so solution helped “yes” or “no” question. disfluency control each variety fonts make them look unusual. After solving all “problematic” designed assess Contrary predictions, results showed condition fewest correctly problem set. consistent subsequently demonstrated more on problematic problems. Results suggest able mitigate “senseless” mindset.
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عنوان ژورنال: Cognitive Science
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0364-0213', '1551-6709']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/cogs.12960