The Effect of Using Puzzles and Games on Students’ Mathematical Thinking at the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Arts (UNRWA)
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2016-12-12
2017-05-03
1867 - 1888
Keywords
- Puzzles
- Mathematical Thinking
- Games
- UNRWA.
Abstract
This study aimed at investigating the effect of using puzzles and games on students’ mathematical thinking at the faculty of educational sciences and arts (UNRWA), according to their self-efficacy, by using the qausi-experimental approach, with nonequivalent control group design. The sample of the study consisted of (79) students, registered the “basic concepts in mathematics” course, distributed to two sections, one section chosen randomly as an experimental group who was taught during the “Number theory” unit by teaching them through puzzles and games, and the other section as a control group who was taught using the traditional method of instruction. Results of the study revealed that puzzles and games had a positive effect on improving students’ mathematical thinking, and there is no statically significant difference in the mathematical thinking, attributable to the interaction between the group (experimental, control) and self-efficacy (high, moderate).
Al-absi, M. (2017). The Effect of Using Puzzles and Games on Students’ Mathematical Thinking at the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Arts (UNRWA). An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), 31(10), 1867–1888. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-031-010-007
[1]M. Al-absi, “The Effect of Using Puzzles and Games on Students’ Mathematical Thinking at the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Arts (UNRWA),” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 31, no. 10, pp. 1867–1888, Oct. 2017, doi: 10.35552/0247-031-010-007.
Al-absi, Mohammad. “The Effect of Using Puzzles and Games on Students’ Mathematical Thinking at the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Arts (UNRWA).” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 31, no. 10, Oct. 2017, pp. 1867–88. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-031-010-007.
1.Al-absi M. The Effect of Using Puzzles and Games on Students’ Mathematical Thinking at the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Arts (UNRWA). An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) [Internet]. 2017 Oct;31(10):1867–88. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.35552/0247-031-010-007
Al-absi, Mohammad. “The Effect of Using Puzzles and Games on Students’ Mathematical Thinking at the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Arts (UNRWA).” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) 31, no. 10 (October 2017): 1867–88. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-031-010-007.
أثر استخدام الأحاجي والألعاب في التفكير الرياضي لدى طلبة كلية العلوم التربوية والآداب (الأونروا)
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معلومات المقال
2016-12-12
2017-05-03
1867 - 1888
الكلمات الإفتتاحية
- Puzzles
- Mathematical Thinking
- Games
- UNRWA.
الملخص
هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى فحص أثر استخدام الأحاجي والألعاب في التفكير الرياضي لدى طلبة كلية العلوم التربوية والآداب (الأونروا)، حسب مستوى الفاعلية لديهم، باستخدام التصميم شبه التجريبي، القائم على مجموعة ضابطة غير مكافئة للمجموعة التجريبية، وقد تكونت عينة الدراسة من (79) طالباً وطالبة مسجلين لمساق "مفاهيم أساسية في الرياضيات"، وموزعين على شعبتين، إذ تم اختيار إحدى الشعب عشوائياً كمجموعة تجريبية تعلمت وحدة (نظرية الأعداد) من خلال تدريسهم بالأحاجي والألغاز، والشعبة الأخرى كمجموعة ضابطة تعلمت الوحدة نفسها بالطريقة التقليدية، وقد أظهرت نتائج الدراسة أن الأحاجي والألعاب لها تأثير إيجابي في تحسين التفكير الرياضي لدى الطلبة، كما أنه لا يوجد فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية في التفكير الرياضي لدى الطلبة تعزى للتفاعل بين المجموعة (تجريبية، ضابطة) ومستوى الفاعلية الذاتية (مرتفع، متوسط).
Al-absi, M. (2017). The Effect of Using Puzzles and Games on Students’ Mathematical Thinking at the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Arts (UNRWA). An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), 31(10), 1867–1888. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-031-010-007
[1]M. Al-absi, “The Effect of Using Puzzles and Games on Students’ Mathematical Thinking at the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Arts (UNRWA),” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 31, no. 10, pp. 1867–1888, Oct. 2017, doi: 10.35552/0247-031-010-007.
Al-absi, Mohammad. “The Effect of Using Puzzles and Games on Students’ Mathematical Thinking at the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Arts (UNRWA).” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 31, no. 10, Oct. 2017, pp. 1867–88. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-031-010-007.
1.Al-absi M. The Effect of Using Puzzles and Games on Students’ Mathematical Thinking at the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Arts (UNRWA). An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) [Internet]. 2017 Oct;31(10):1867–88. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.35552/0247-031-010-007
Al-absi, Mohammad. “The Effect of Using Puzzles and Games on Students’ Mathematical Thinking at the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Arts (UNRWA).” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) 31, no. 10 (October 2017): 1867–88. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-031-010-007.
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