@article{article_579427, title={Examining the Problem Solving Skills of the 4th Grade Primary School Students with Regards to Data Handling}, journal={OPUS International Journal of Society Researches}, volume={13}, pages={941–959}, year={2019}, DOI={10.26466/opus.579427}, author={Mutlu, Yılmaz and Sarı, Mehmet Hayri}, keywords={Problem solving skills,Written communication,Data handling,Primary mathematics}, abstract={<p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"> <i> <span lang="en-gb" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:’Palatino Linotype’, serif;color:#000000;" xml:lang="en-gb">The study aims to examine 4 <sup>th </sup>
grade primary school students’ problem solving skills in data handling. The
participants in the study consisted of 90 primary school students in total, 41
of whom were girls and 49 were males. The study group included students from
selected 4th grades of three state elementary schools at middle socio-economic
level which were located in Muş. A data handling problem that requires
frequency, tally and column chart to be used as a data collection tool. In
calculating students’ scores, a rubric (Danielson & Hansen; 2016) was used.
Problem solving approach, accuracy and precision, written communication are
considered as variables with four levels in this rubric. When the scores of the
students were examined, it was determined that the scores of the problem
solving approach and accuracy scores were relatively higher than the written
communication scores. The difference between the written communication scores
of the girls and the communication scores of the boys was found to be
significantly in favor of the girls. It was also determined that 91% of all
students can draw a frequency chart, 83% can draw a tally chart, and only 63%
can draw a column chart. </span> </i> <span lang="en-gb" style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#000000;" xml:lang="en-gb"> </span> <i> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:’Palatino Linotype’, serif;color:#000000;" xml:lang="en-us">The following recommendations can be made in line
with the results obtained. Students should be given the chance in mathematics
class and exams to explain, verbally and in writing, what they did and how they
did. Furthermore, considering that the students had more difficulties in
creating a column graph- ic than other types of graphics, more time could be allocated
to activities related to drawing and read- ing column graphics. </span> </i> <b> <i> <span lang="en-gb" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:’Palatino Linotype’, serif;color:#000000;" xml:lang="en-gb"> </span> </i> </b> </p> <p> <b> <i> </i> </b> </p> <b> <i> </i> </b>}, number={19}, publisher={İdeal Kent Yayınları}