Yedinci Sınıf Öğrencilerinin Matematik Okuryazarlığı Sorularının Çözümünde Karşılaştıkları Zorlukların İncelenmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı başarı açısından üç farklı düzeydeki öğrencilerin matematik okuryazarlığı sorularının çözümü sürecinde karşılaştıkları zorlukları ve öğrencilerin bu zorlukların üstesinden gelebilmek için ne gibi ipuçlarına ihtiyaç duyduklarını tespit etmektir. Bu çalışmada nitel veri toplama tekniklerinden yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme tekniği kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın örneklemini, bir devlet okulundaki yedinci sınıfta okuyan 9 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Matematik Okuryazarlığı Testi ve bir önceki dönem matematik ortalama puanlarına göre “düşük”, “orta” ve “yüksek” olmak üzere üç farklı seviye grubu oluşturulmuştur. Görüşmelerden elde edilen bulgulara göre, düşük seviyedeki öğrenciler matematik okuryazarlığı sorularını anlamakta güçlük çektikleri, öğretmenin geçmiş konularla ilgili uyarı sonrasında azda olsa bazı soruları çözebildikleri gözlemlenmiştir. Orta düzeydeki öğrencilerin genel olarak soruyu anladıkları ancak matematiksel olarak ifade edemedikleri, öğretmenin basit ipuçları vermesi ile düşük düzey öğrencilerine göre biraz daha fazla soru çözebildikleri tespit edilmiştir. Yüksek düzey öğrenciler ise düşük ve orta düzey öğrencilere göre daha fazla matematik okuryazarlığı sorularını çözebildikleri görülmüştür.

Bu makale için 15-09-2020 tarihinde bir düzeltme yayınlandı. https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/fmgted/issue/60204/873813 

Keywords

• Matematik Okuryazarlığı
• Öğrenci düzeyleri
• Çözüm süreci

Investigation of the Challenges of Seventh Grade Students in Solving Mathematics Literacy Questions

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the difficulties faced by students at three different levels in the process of solving mathematics literacy questions and what clues students need to overcome these difficulties. In this study, semi-structured interview techniques, which is a qualitative data collection technique, was used. The sample of the study consists of 9 students in seventh grade in a public school. According to the Mathematics Literacy Test and the previous semester average of mathematics, three different level groups were formed as "low", "medium" and "high". According to the findings obtained from the interviews, it was observed that low-level students had difficulty in understanding mathematical literacy questions, and that the teacher was able to solve some questions, even if only a little, after the warning about past issues. It was determined that middle level students generally understood the question but could not express it mathematically, and as a result of the teacher's simple clues, they were able to solve some more questions than low level students. The High-level students were been seen able to solve math literacy questions more than students of low and medium level.

An Erratum to this article was published on 15 September 2020. https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/fmgted/issue/60204/873813 

Keywords

• Mathematical Literacy
• student levels
• solution process

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