Problem solution as a guided activity with Mexican schoolchildren
| Autor: | Solovieva, Yulia, Rosas-Rivera, Yolanda, Quintanar-Rojas, Luis |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Psychology in Russia: State of Art, Vol 9, Iss 3, Pp 57-75 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2074-6857 2307-2202 |
| DOI: | 10.11621/pir.2016.0304 |
| Popis: | The goal of the present study was to describe the organization of a guided activity for problem solution in primary school. The method, which was applied to mathematical problems, allowed us to propose a specific orientation for the proper solution of arithmetic problems by pupils. The study was based on the activity-theory approach applied to the process of teaching and learning. It was carried out with pupils in the second grade of a private school in the city of Puebla (Mexico). The method was used in the classroom during 30 school sessions of 1 hour per day. The methodology of formative experiment was used in the study. Qualitative analysis of the pedagogical process of teaching and learning was conducted. The results show that, after participation in the formative process, the schoolchildren became able to identify essential elements, data, and all relationships among them in order to solve mathematical problems. At the end of the program the verbal external level was raised for the process of orientation and the solution of problems together with the ability to use logarithms independently. We conclude that orientation, as a guided form of activity in primary school, is essential for the development of the ability to analyze problems. |
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