Date of Award
12-2013
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Education (MEd)
Department
Curriculum & Instruction
First Advisor
Dr. Najib Mahfood Balfakih
Second Advisor
Dr. Qasim M. AIShannag
Third Advisor
Dr. Mohamad Ibrahim Syam
Recommended Citation
Mohammed Al Marshedi, Latifa Saeed, "Investigating the Effect of Real Life Knowledge on Mathematical Problem Solving In Grade 7 in the UAE." (2013). Accounting Dissertations. 17.
https://scholarworks.uaeu.ac.ae/account_dissertations/17
Comments
This study investigated the effects of real-life knowledge on mathematical problem-solving in grade 7 in the UAE with the aim of discovering why students neglect real-life knowledge while solving mathematical problems. The participants of the study were 101 pupils from grade 7 in one of the Emirates’ schools. They were divided into two groups: a control group (n. 50) and an experimental group (n. 51) that received an additional teaching period on problem-solving. Data was collected from tests and interviews and was analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively using SPSS program. The result showed that students who received a teaching period before the post-test achieved higher scores compared to their scores in the pre-test and compared to the control group.