Malaysian Secondary Students' Conceptual Difficulties and Attitudes Towards Learning Algebra: An Intervention Study Using Cognitive Conflict to Foster Conceptual Change
Different pedagogies can affect how conceptual change and challenge of misconceptions occurs. The study involved evaluating the efficacy of a conceptual change instructional programme involving cognitive conflict in (1) facilitating grade 8 students’ understanding of algebra concepts, and (2) assess...
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| author | Chow, Tuck-Choy Francis Treagust, David |
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| description | Different pedagogies can affect how conceptual change and challenge of misconceptions occurs. The study involved evaluating the efficacy of a conceptual change instructional programme involving cognitive conflict in (1) facilitating grade 8 students’ understanding of algebra concepts, and (2) assessing changes in students’ attitudes towards learning mathematics, in a mixed quantitative-qualitative research design. The results showed that there was significant improvement in students’ achievement in mathematics and students’ attitude towards inquiry of mathematics lessons. However, enjoyment of mathematics lessons showed no change. Finally, recommendations for future research are proposed. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-231142017-03-08T13:18:39Z Malaysian Secondary Students' Conceptual Difficulties and Attitudes Towards Learning Algebra: An Intervention Study Using Cognitive Conflict to Foster Conceptual Change Chow, Tuck-Choy Francis Treagust, David SEAMEO RECSAM cognitive conflict secondary Mathematics conceptual change misconceptions algebra Different pedagogies can affect how conceptual change and challenge of misconceptions occurs. The study involved evaluating the efficacy of a conceptual change instructional programme involving cognitive conflict in (1) facilitating grade 8 students’ understanding of algebra concepts, and (2) assessing changes in students’ attitudes towards learning mathematics, in a mixed quantitative-qualitative research design. The results showed that there was significant improvement in students’ achievement in mathematics and students’ attitude towards inquiry of mathematics lessons. However, enjoyment of mathematics lessons showed no change. Finally, recommendations for future research are proposed. 2011 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23114 SEAMEO RECSAM restricted |
| spellingShingle | cognitive conflict secondary Mathematics conceptual change misconceptions algebra Chow, Tuck-Choy Francis Treagust, David Malaysian Secondary Students' Conceptual Difficulties and Attitudes Towards Learning Algebra: An Intervention Study Using Cognitive Conflict to Foster Conceptual Change |
| title | Malaysian Secondary Students' Conceptual Difficulties and Attitudes Towards Learning Algebra: An Intervention Study Using Cognitive Conflict to Foster Conceptual Change |
| title_full | Malaysian Secondary Students' Conceptual Difficulties and Attitudes Towards Learning Algebra: An Intervention Study Using Cognitive Conflict to Foster Conceptual Change |
| title_fullStr | Malaysian Secondary Students' Conceptual Difficulties and Attitudes Towards Learning Algebra: An Intervention Study Using Cognitive Conflict to Foster Conceptual Change |
| title_full_unstemmed | Malaysian Secondary Students' Conceptual Difficulties and Attitudes Towards Learning Algebra: An Intervention Study Using Cognitive Conflict to Foster Conceptual Change |
| title_short | Malaysian Secondary Students' Conceptual Difficulties and Attitudes Towards Learning Algebra: An Intervention Study Using Cognitive Conflict to Foster Conceptual Change |
| title_sort | malaysian secondary students' conceptual difficulties and attitudes towards learning algebra: an intervention study using cognitive conflict to foster conceptual change |
| topic | cognitive conflict secondary Mathematics conceptual change misconceptions algebra |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23114 |