The Evaluation of the Relationship Between PreService Elementary Mathematics Teachers’ Mathematical Modeling and Reading Comprehension Skills

Volume: 6 Number: 2 June 1, 2013
  • Alattin Ural
  • Hakan Ülper
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The Evaluation of the Relationship Between PreService Elementary Mathematics Teachers’ Mathematical Modeling and Reading Comprehension Skills

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there is a relationship between pre-service teachers’ reading comprehension and mathematical modeling skills. 38 students who were seniors majoring in the Department of Elementary Mathematics Education participated in this study. Students were asked to solve the problem given, and then they took a multiple-choice test that measures their comprehension skills. After examining students’ problem solving strategies, those who used similar strategies were grouped together. It was determined that there were four groups formed based on understanding the problem. Reading comprehension test scores were used to check whether four groups of students significantly differed from each other, and Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests were employed. It was found that there was a positive correlation between reading comprehension skills and understanding the problem. This finding is important in terms of presenting non-mathematical factors affecting modeling skills.

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Alattin Ural This is me

Hakan Ülper This is me

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June 1, 2013

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June 1, 2013

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Year 2013 Volume: 6 Number: 2

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Ural, A., & Ülper, H. (2013). The Evaluation of the Relationship Between PreService Elementary Mathematics Teachers’ Mathematical Modeling and Reading Comprehension Skills. Journal of Theoretical Educational Sciences, 6(2), 214-241. https://izlik.org/JA39WL69LK