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Edith Cowan UniversityResearch OnlineResearch Journeys in Education Conferences, Symposia and Campus Events2012Teaching and Learning of Word Problems inBeginning AlgebraOmolola LadelePresented at ECU Research Week 2012This Presentation is posted at Research Online.http://ro.ecu.edu.au/crje/21School of EducationEdith Cowan UniversityTeaching and Learning of Word     Problems in Beginning AlgebraOmolola LadeleStudent Number: 10167725S i D Ch i ti O d d P f M k H kliuperv sors: r r s ne rmon  an  ro  ar  ac ngSchool of EducationEdith Cowan UniversityNIGERIA: Where we are Challenges in Education: Regional gaps; large   population; multi-language; basic education Mathematics education: Core subject; students’ poor performance and negative attitude; large classes; heavy teacher workload School of EducationEdith Cowan UniversityBeginning Algebra • Algebra: 'Gateway’ and ‘Language’ of higher mathematics (Kieran, 1992; F l S d 2000)earn ey- an ers, • Introductory aspects: Variables ; Expressions; Equality; Functions ; Graphs• Difficulty in transition from arithmetic (Goldin,2008; Herscovics & Linchevski, 1994)• Misconceptions & Errors (Clement,1982; Stacey & Macgregor,1997; Reed,1999)• Word problems: Mathematical & text language, and mathematics (Newman, 1983; Pimm,1991)School of EducationEdith Cowan UniversityBeginning Algebra • Algebra misconceptionsLetter especially as a word or object• ,      • Confusing products and sums• Equality• Newman language-based error analysis • Read aloud the question   • Understand specific terms and general meaning• Transform words to suitable representation• Process representation mathematically• Write the answerSchool of EducationEdith Cowan UniversityPurpose and Research Questions  The study describes how word problems are taught in beginning algebra and the difficulties experienced by Year 7 students. It also examines the impact of a h f i l l i i i l i d d ’teac er pro ess ona  earn ng ntervent on on c assroom pract ces an  stu ents  success in solving algebraic word problems.1. How are word problems in Year 7 Beginning Algebra class taught in public schools?2 What difficulties do students in Year 7 experience in solving beginning algebraic.             word problems and are they different from difficulties teachers perceive students would have?3. How does a teacher professional learning intervention programme impact on Year 7 classroom teachers’ beliefs, knowledge and practice?4. How does the teacher professional learning intervention programme impact on          students’ difficulties and success in solving algebraic word problems?School of EducationEdith Cowan UniversitySignificance • New knowledge about the adaptation of Newman procedure for general use in classroom.• Identification of language process errors in solving algebraic problems in a West African country - Nigeria. • Filling the gap of limited literature about  professional learning focused on teacher’s knowledge of students’ thinking and misconceptions in          beginning algebra. • Findings will inform stakeholders for a better preparation of pre-service mathematics teachers and provide a platform for teacher professional learning.School of EducationEdith Cowan UniversityConceptual FrameworkProfessional  learningTeachers’ PCKTeachers’ beliefsTeachers’ PracticeStudents’ knowledge Students’ Students’engagement in learningof algebra and its representational formsbeliefsSuccessful algebra problem solvingSchool of EducationEdith Cowan UniversityStages of data collectionP i t ti• Pilot study• General survey (n=30)re n erven on • 4 Case Studies: Observations, Pre-test, InterviewsR ti f t d t ’ l b ti ( 12)Professional learning Intervention • a ng o  s u en s  a ge ra ques ons n=• Students’ beginning algebra misconceptions• Language-based approachesprogram • 4 case studies: Observations Post test InterviewsPost intervention    , - , • Focus group interview, debriefing session (n=12)School of EducationEdith Cowan UniversityInitial Findings: Professional learning  School of EducationEdith Cowan University

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