Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of forum discussion embedded within metacognitive guidance on mathematical literacy. In particular the study compares two learning environments: (a) Forum discussion with metacognitive guidance (FORUM+META); and (b) Forum discussion without metacognitive guidance (FORUM). Participants were 43 seventh-grade students (boys and girls) who practiced online problem solving in two classes. It was found that students who were exposed to FORUM+META discussion outperformed students that were not exposed to metacognitive guidance (FORUM discussion) on mathematical literacy. The effects were observed on various aspects of solving real-life tasks: (a) Understanding the task; (b) Using mathematical strategies; (c)Processing information; and (d) Using mathematical reasoning. A section entitled The Pizza Task is appended. [For complete proceedings, see ED489538.]

Citation

Kramarski, B. & Mizrachi, N. (2004). Enhancing Mathematical Literacy with the Use of Metacognitive Guidance in Forum Discussion. Presented at International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education 2004. Retrieved August 6, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/63626/.

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Keywords

• Comparative Analysis
• Discussion (Teaching Technique)
• Grade 7
• Guidance
• mathematics education
• Mathematics Skills
• metacognition
• Middle School Education
• Numeracy
• online courses
• problem solving
• Task Analysis
• teaching methods