Search results for "pattern problems"
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Strategies exhibited by good and average solvers of geometric pattern problems as source of traits of mathematical giftedness in grades 4-6
2019
International audience; We describe and analyse the strategies used by students in primary grades 4, 5 and 6 to solve linear and affine geometric pattern problems. Based on two problems posed in a teaching experiment, we have identified several profiles of strategies used by students to solve the problems. We consider the profiles of students who were good geometric pattern problem solvers as traits that may help identify mathematical giftedness. Our results show that average students used very often incorrect functional strategies and were consistent in using incorrect proportional strategies along the grades. On the other hand, good geometric pattern problem solvers tended to use correct …
How much space for communication is there for a low achieving student in a heterogeneous group ?
2015
International audience; This paper reports on a case study aiming to deepen our understanding of low achieving students' learning of algebra, in particular when they work with pattern problems. We observed one low achieving student, May, who participated and worked in three different heterogeneous settings. Data were analysed from a multimod-al perspective on key and regulating activities in the groups. The analysis revealed that May's contribution varied, depending on the composition of the groups, and that her contributions were influenced by regulating activities by peers and access to physical artefacts. The findings show that a low achieving student is able to generalise beyond her ari…