Grade 10 Namibian learners' strategies for solving algebraic word problems

Show simple item record

dc.contributor.author Iilonga, Hesekiel Kaukolwa
dc.contributor.author Ogbonnaya, Ugorji Iheanachor
dc.date.accessioned 2024-05-20T06:44:22Z
dc.date.available 2024-05-20T06:44:22Z
dc.date.issued 2023-07
dc.description.abstract Solving mathematical word problems is a big challenge for many learners. One reason for the challenge could be the learners’ use of inappropriate strategies in solving mathematical word problems. In Namibia, many examiners’ reports show that learners do not attempt algebraic word problems fairly in examinations. This study investigated Grade 10 learners’ strategies for solving algebraic word problems in the Ohangwena Region, Namibia. The study followed a qualitative approach. A sample of 351 Grade 10 learners from ten secondary schools participated in the study. Krulik and Rudnick’s problem-solving strategies model was adopted as the framework that guided the study. Data was collected using the Algebraic Word Problem Solving Achievement Test and analysed using content analysis. The result shows that most of the learners could not use appropriate strategies to solve the given problems. Few learners employed one or two appropriate strategies in solving the problems. The strategies used by the learners to solve the algebraic word problems in the test include Computing or Simplifying (CS); Making a Table, Chart, or List (TCL); Making a model or a diagram (MD), and Guessing, Checking, and Revising (GCR). It is recommended that teachers model different strategies for solving mathematical problems for learners while teaching mathematics. en_US
dc.description.department Science, Mathematics and Technology Education en_US
dc.description.sdg SDG-04:Quality Education en_US
dc.description.uri https://journal.unnes.ac.id/journals/ujme en_US
dc.identifier.citation Iilonga, H. K. & Ogbonnaya, U. I. (2023). Grade 10 Namibian learners' strategies for solving algebraic word problems. Unnes Journal of Mathematics Education, 12(2), 103-113. doi: 10.15294/ujme.v12i2.69364. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 2460-5840 (online)
dc.identifier.issn 2252-6927 (print)
dc.identifier.other 10.15294/ujme.v12i2.69364
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/96061
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Mathematics Department, Universitas Negeri Semarang en_US
dc.rights © 2023 Published by Mathematics Department, Universitas Negeri Semarang. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. en_US
dc.subject Problem-solving en_US
dc.subject Problem-solving strategies en_US
dc.subject Algebraic word problem en_US
dc.subject SDG-04: Quality education en_US
dc.title Grade 10 Namibian learners' strategies for solving algebraic word problems en_US
dc.type Article en_US


Files in this item

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record