The Effects of Visual Representations When Problem Solving

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dc.contributor.advisorMiller, Natasha
dc.contributor.advisorCoit, Tammi
dc.contributor.authorSchoen, Katherine
dc.contributor.programMasters of Educationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-14T14:58:26Z
dc.date.available2019-05-14T14:58:26Z
dc.date.issued2019-05
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to determine if the use of visual representations while problem solving would increase student’s achievement. The participants in this study consisted of eight, fourth grade students, who were selected based on their low achievement on a pre-assessment. The participants participated in a 30-minute, supplemental instruction group two days a week for ten weeks. During this time, participants were introduced to two types of visual representations, bar models and diagrams. Participants were given the opportunity to apply these representations to different types of word problems. The results revealed a significant increase in mean math scored for the pre to the post-test. The results of the post-assessment suggest the use of visual representations have a positive effect on student’s problem-solving achievement.en_US
dc.format.extent25 pagesen_US
dc.genreaction research papersen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2z1ua-bsj0
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/13850
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relationMaster of Education
dc.relation.isAvailableAtGoucher College, Baltimore, MD
dc.rightsThis work 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.
dc.subjectproblem solvingen_US
dc.subjectvisual representationsen_US
dc.subjectelementary mathen_US
dc.subjectword problemsen_US
dc.subject.lcshEducation -- Research papers (Graduate).
dc.titleThe Effects of Visual Representations When Problem Solvingen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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