A study on the teaching of the concept of negative numbers

Autores: Kemal Altiparmak, Ece Ozdogan
Localización: International journal of mathematical education in science and technology, ISSN 0020-739X, Vol. 41, Nº. 1, 2010, págs. 31-47
Idioma: inglés
DOI: 10.1080/00207390903189179
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Resumen
- This study mainly aims to develop an effective strategy to overcome the known difficulties in teaching negative numbers. Another aim is to measure the success of this teaching strategy among a group of elementary level pupils in Izmir, Turkey. Learning negative concepts are supported by computer animations. The academic achievement test developed by the researchers was administered to 150 sixth-grade pupils at the beginning of and following the learning period. The teaching strategy was applied to the experiment group (n = 75) as stated above, while the traditional teaching model most frequently used in Turkey was applied to the control group (n = 75). At the end of the study, a significant difference was found in favour of the experiment group (t = 17.51, df = 148, p = 0.000 < 0.05).