Teachers' classroom practices in addressing learners' errors in algebraic word problems

Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)

• CHAPTER 1
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1.1 Overview
  • 1.2 Background of the study
  • 1.2.1. Poor learner performance in mathematics and curriculum revision
  • 1.2.2. Teachers' classroom practices in algebra
  • 1.2.3. My personal experience
  • 1.3 Statement of the problem
  • 1.4 Purpose of the study
  • 1.5 Study objectives
  • 1.5.1 General objective
  • 1.5.2 Specific objectives
  • 1.6 Research questions
  • 1.7 Significance of the study
  • 1.8 Scope of the study
  • 1.8.1 Delimitation of the study

  Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)

  This dissertation explores the classroom practices of teachers in addressing learners' errors in algebraic word problems. The study aims to investigate how teachers engage grade eight learners in reading, probe their understanding, and enhance their process skills and encoding abilities in solving algebraic word problems.

  • Teachers' classroom practices in addressing learners' errors in algebraic word problems
  • Engagement of learners in reading and understanding algebraic word problems
  • Teachers' strategies in probing learners' understanding of algebraic word problems
  • Teachers' approaches to enhance learners' process skills and encoding abilities in solving algebraic word problems
  • The impact of teachers' classroom practices on learners' ability to solve algebraic word problems

  Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)

  Chapter 1 provides an overview of the study, including the background, statement of the problem, purpose, objectives, research questions, significance, and scope of the research. This chapter establishes the context for the investigation and highlights the need for exploring teachers' classroom practices in addressing learners' errors in algebraic word problems.

  Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)

  This research focuses on the core concepts of algebraic word problems, teachers' classroom practices, learners' errors, performance strategies, reading ability, comprehension ability, transformation ability, process skills, and encoding ability.