A New Solution to an Old Problem—Solving Word Problems in Algebra

1986 ◽  
Vol 79 (9) ◽  
pp. 682-689
Author(s):  
John S. Thaeler
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
High School ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Word Problems ◽  
Story Problems ◽  
Difficult Time

Many high school and college students dislike word or story problems because they have not been very successful in solving them. Teachers have had a difficult time going beyond teaching students specific approaches to certain types of problems. Students tend to memorize a certain way to work each type of problem and then are ill equipped to deal with new situations.

An Approach to Problem Solving

1957 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 125-128
Author(s):  
Edna Wisely
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Word Problems ◽  
Story Problems ◽  
Approach Problem

Problems—story problems—experience problems—sentence problems—word problems are all used to designate a situation in which children must read and then decide which process or processes are to be utilized in arriving at the solution of the question proposed. To the adult this seems a relatively uncomplicated matter especially if he does not recall clearly his own school days. Unfortunately many children approach problem solving in a state of bewilderment induced by fear and failure. Here are no neat little sign or directive words to offer security to the agile manipulator of number. The child is truly confronted by “problems” not the single problem which is stated. His problems often are: Do I add? Subtract? Multiply? Divide?

scholarly journals Senior High School Students’ Mathematical Problem Solving Of Three-Variable Linear Equation System

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 254
Author(s):  
Abdul Nu'man Asok ◽  
A Hasanah
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Linear Equation ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Word Problems ◽  
Mathematical Problem ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Mathematical Problem Solving ◽  
Looking Back

The aim of this research is to find the difficulties of students in solving word problems in the three-variable linear equation systems subject. Before they took a mathematical problem-solving exam, the learners were given reinforcement of prerequisite knowledge of the intended subject. The problem-solving test indicators used in this study were taken from Polya's problem-solving steps consisting of (1) recognizing the question, (2) making a plan for problem-solving (developing a plan), (3) implementing the plan for problem-solving, and (4) looking back. The research method used in this study was a qualitative descriptive. The subject in this study was 15 students who were 10 th graders of senior high school. The data were obtained from a student performance who took mathematical problems solving test. The result obtained from this study can be seen from the number of students whose achievement indicators formulate a plan of 49.6%, achievement in completing plans 14.1%, and achievement in checking solutions 2.2%. However, the indicators of understanding the problem area in the good category, namely 80%. The result of this study showed that the students were only able to solve the word problems for understanding the problem (good category) and devising the plan steps (mediocre category), whereas they got difficulties in solving the word problems in carrying out the plan and looking back (low category).

scholarly journals Service Learning That Saves Lives

2005 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-83
Author(s):  
Mary Portis
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
High School ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Organizational Communication ◽  
Perfect Health ◽  
Community Benefits ◽  
Education Service ◽  
The Gift

Blood drives make a perfect health education service learning project for high school and college students, especially college students majoring in health education. It is a true win-win project. Students learn about the gift of life and have a chance to practice valuable organizational, communication, problem-solving, marketing and evaluation skills. The community benefits from additional blood stores and expansion of the community blood donor base.

Learning to Solve Addition and Subtraction Word Problems through a Structure-plus-Writing Approach

1995 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 467-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Al Rudnitsky ◽  
Susan Etheredge ◽  
Sue J. M. Freeman ◽  
Therese Gilbert
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Writing Instruction ◽  
Word Problem ◽  
Field Test ◽  
Word Problems ◽  
Story Problems ◽  
Word Problem Solving ◽  
Test Instruction ◽  
Addition And Subtraction

The aim of this study was to design and field-test instruction intended to help students construct knowledge about addition and subtraction story problems and determine if this knowledge would transfer to actually solving problems. The study tests two related hypotheses: (a) structure-plus-writing instruction will result in improved word-problem solving, and (b) this improvement will be more enduring than that resulting from a more traditional heuristic and practice-based approach.

scholarly journals Teaching Problem Solving To High School And Community College Students: A New Approach

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Gilbert ◽  
Elizabeth McCullough ◽  
Kimberly Rogers ◽  
Joseph Hickey ◽  
Andrew Hoff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
High School ◽  
Community College ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Community College Students ◽  
New Approach ◽  
School And Community ◽  
Teaching Problem

Self-respect and disrespect: A factor-analytic study of high school and college students

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tyler Hunt ◽  
David Shwalb ◽  
Cameron Brown ◽  
Alayna Purdy ◽  
Jenna Flynn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
High School ◽  
Analytic Study ◽  
Factor Analytic ◽  
Factor Analytic Study
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document