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    The Impact of Using Visualization with Third Grade Students Solving Multiplication Word Problems

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    Author/Creator
    Mierzwa, Jaime
    Date
    2014-05
    Type of Work
    29 p.
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    action research papers
    Program
    Masters of Education
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    Collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain information or permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Goucher Special Collections & Archives at 410-337-6347 or email archives@goucher.edu.
    Subjects
    Education -- Research papers (Graduate)
    Word problems (Mathematics) -- Research
    Visualization -- Research
    Third grade (Education) -- Research
    Abstract
    The purpose of this study was to determine whether improving reading skills, specifically through visualization, impacts the success of third grade students solving mathematical multiplication word problems. The participants of this study were third graders enrolled in an Anne Arundel County school for the 2013-2014 school year. Participants were given a multiplication word problems assessment to determine areas of weakness or errors made when solving word problems. For six weeks, from February to March of 2014, students received instruction three days a week on how to use the reading strategy, visualization, when solving mathematical problems. This study involved a posttest design to compare data after the interventions were completed to data from February 2014. The hypothesis was not supported for this study since there was a significant difference between the pretest and posttest data after the intervention was administered. The findings in this study validate the importance of improving students’ reading abilities and strategies such as through the use of visualization. This study also suggests that further research is needed in the area of using reading strategies when solving mathematical problems. Research should continue into the best methods to help provide struggling elementary students with additional assistance and strategies to improve their skills in interpreting and solving mathematical word problems.


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    Goucher College
    1021 Dulaney Valley Road
    Baltimore, MD 21204

    www.goucher.edu

    Contact Information:
    kristen.welzenbach@goucher.edu
    library.goucher.edu/md-soar


    If you wish to submit a copyright complaint or withdrawal request, please email mdsoar-help@umd.edu.