An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

Effect of the Use of Proof Without Words on Secondary Students’ Mathematical Thinking and Achievement
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2011-04-03
2012-02-23
2012-02-23
393 - 416

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The present study aimed at investigating the use of the “proof without words” in teaching math on students' mathematical thinking and achievement. A scale of mathematical thinking was developed in this study. The scale consisted of 15 items, distributed over 3 dimensions: numerical reasoning, discovery of the pattern rule, and non-numerical reasoning. An achievement test comprising 20 items was also used. Validity and reliability of the two instruments were established. The subjects of this study were 153 first-secondary scientific stream students, selected from basic government schools in Nablus. Subjects were divided into two groups: an experimental group (76 students) and a control one (77 students). There were statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the two groups with regard to their mathematical thinking, and also with regard to their achievement in favor of the experimental group in each time. A number of recommendations were made in the light of these findings.

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Abed, A. (2012). Effect of the Use of Proof Without Words on Secondary Students’ Mathematical Thinking and Achievement. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), 26(2), 393–416. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-026-002-006
[1]A. Abed, “Effect of the Use of Proof Without Words on Secondary Students’ Mathematical Thinking and Achievement,” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 393–416, Feb. 2012, doi: 10.35552/0247-026-002-006.
Abed, Adnan. “Effect of the Use of Proof Without Words on Secondary Students’ Mathematical Thinking and Achievement.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 26, no. 2, Feb. 2012, pp. 393–416. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-026-002-006.
1.Abed A. Effect of the Use of Proof Without Words on Secondary Students’ Mathematical Thinking and Achievement. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) [Internet]. 2012 Feb;26(2):393–416. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.35552/0247-026-002-006
Abed, Adnan. “Effect of the Use of Proof Without Words on Secondary Students’ Mathematical Thinking and Achievement.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) 26, no. 2 (February 2012): 393–416. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-026-002-006.

أثر استخدام أسلوب البرهان بدون كلمات في التفكير الرياضيّ والتحصيل لدى طلبة المرحلة الثانويّة
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معلومات المقال

2011-04-03
2012-02-23
2012-02-23
393 - 416

الكلمات الإفتتاحية

الملخص

بحثت الدراسة في أثر استخدام أسلوب "البرهان بدون كلمات" في التفكير الرياضيّ والتحصيل لدى طلبة المرحلة الثانويّة، واستُخدِمت في الدراسة أداتان هما: اختبار التفكير الرياضيّ، وتضمّن (15) فقرة، بأبعاده الثلاثة: الاستدلال العددي واكتشاف قاعدة النمط والاستدلال غير اللفظي، والاختبار التحصيلي وتضمّن (20) فقرة. واستُخرِجت دلالات الصدق والثبات لهاتين الأداتين. تكوّن أفراد الدراسة من (153) طالبا وطالبة من طلبة الصف الأول الثانويّ العلميّ في مدارس التربية والتعليم في نابلس، وقد توزّع أفراد الدراسة في مجموعتين إحداهما تجريبية (76 طالباً وطالبة)، والأخرى الضابطة (77 طالباً وطالبة). أسفرت نتائج الدراسة عن فروقٍ دالةٍ إحصائياً بين متوسطات درجات الطلبة سواء في اختبار التفكير الرياضيّ أو الاختبار التحصيلي، ولصالح المجموعة التجريبية في كل مرة. وخلصت الدراسة إلى عددٍ من التوصيات في ضوء ما أسفرت عنه من نتائج.

Recommended Citation

Abed, A. (2012). Effect of the Use of Proof Without Words on Secondary Students’ Mathematical Thinking and Achievement. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), 26(2), 393–416. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-026-002-006
[1]A. Abed, “Effect of the Use of Proof Without Words on Secondary Students’ Mathematical Thinking and Achievement,” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 393–416, Feb. 2012, doi: 10.35552/0247-026-002-006.
Abed, Adnan. “Effect of the Use of Proof Without Words on Secondary Students’ Mathematical Thinking and Achievement.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 26, no. 2, Feb. 2012, pp. 393–416. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-026-002-006.
1.Abed A. Effect of the Use of Proof Without Words on Secondary Students’ Mathematical Thinking and Achievement. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) [Internet]. 2012 Feb;26(2):393–416. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.35552/0247-026-002-006
Abed, Adnan. “Effect of the Use of Proof Without Words on Secondary Students’ Mathematical Thinking and Achievement.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) 26, no. 2 (February 2012): 393–416. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-026-002-006.

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