Teachers’ Perspectives on Addressing Linguistic Factors Affecting Visualisation of Mathematics Word Problems

Visualisation plays a critical role in the teaching and learning of mathematics word problems. It is an essential tool for enabling learners to create meaningful mental pictures necessary solving mathematical Appropriate visualisation requires good reading skills, English proficiency understanding vocabulary, language structure. Although such role, teachers often do not pay attention linguistic factors when problems, thus making it difficult visualise solve This background positions study explore teachers’ perspectives on that affect problems identify appropriate solutions these. Using single-case exploratory study, six were elicited through focus group discussions reflection sessions. The data collected analysed thematic analysis techniques. findings indicate strategies address lack including structure ambiguities