Comparison of the level of authenticity of arithmetic word problems in Spanish and Singaporean textbooks

• Santiago Vicente ^[1] ; Lieven Verschaffel ^[2] ; David Múñez ^[3]
  1. [1] Universidad de Salamanca

     Universidad de Salamanca

     Salamanca, España

     
  2. [2] KU Leuven

     KU Leuven

     Arrondissement Leuven, Bélgica

     
  3. [3] Nanyang Technological University

     Nanyang Technological University

     Singapur

     

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• Localización: Culture and Education, Cultura y Educación, ISSN-e 1578-4118, ISSN 1135-6405, Vol. 33, Nº 1, 2021, págs. 106-133
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1080/11356405.2020.1859738
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Comparación del nivel de autenticidad de los problemas aritméticos verbales de los libros de texto españoles y singapurenses
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  • español

    La naturaleza de los problemas aritméticos verbales incluidos en los libros de texto de matemáticas influye en el modo en el que los alumnos desarrollan su habilidad de resolverlos, dado que los maestros utilizan los libros muy frecuentemente en sus clases. Puesto que los alumnos razonan y resuelven mejor los problemas ‘auténticos’, contextualizados en situaciones que les resultan cotidianas, y que los alumnos de Singapur han demostrado en diferentes evaluaciones internacionales ser más hábiles en resolución de problemas que los españoles, en este estudio se compara el nivel de autenticidad de los problemas incluidos en los libros de Primaria de las editoriales más frecuentemente utilizadas en ambos países. Los resultados muestran los libros de Singapur contienen problemas con un mayor grado de autenticidad que los españoles en todos los niveles escolares, proporcionando a los alumnos mejores oportunidades para aprender a resolver problemas a través del razonamiento.

  • English

    The nature of the arithmetic word problems found in maths textbooks influences the way students develop their ability to solve them, as teachers use the books in their classes quite frequently. Given that students are better able to reason through and solve authentic problems that are contextualized in situations familiar to them, and that different international assessments have shown the students in Singapore to be more skilled at problem-solving than their Spanish counterparts, this study compares the level of authenticity of the problems included in the primary school textbooks from the most frequently used publishers in both countries. The results show that the books from Singapore contain problems with a higher degree of authenticity than the Spanish textbooks at all school levels, thus providing students with better opportunities to learn how to solve problems through reasoning.

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