Metacognitive skills of Malaysian students in non-routine mathematical problem solving
Metacognitive skills play an important role in solving mathematical problems. However, there is a lack of empirical studies on the role of metacognitive skills in solving mathematical problems, particularly non-routine ones. Therefore, this study was undertaken to identify students' metacogniti...
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my.utm.754522018-03-22T11:11:13Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/75452/ Metacognitive skills of Malaysian students in non-routine mathematical problem solving Abdullah, A. H. Rahman, S. N. S. A. Hamzah, M. H. LB Theory and practice of education Metacognitive skills play an important role in solving mathematical problems. However, there is a lack of empirical studies on the role of metacognitive skills in solving mathematical problems, particularly non-routine ones. Therefore, this study was undertaken to identify students' metacognitive skills and the impact of such skills on non-routine mathematical problem solving. By using a quantitative method, a total of 304 students in Johor Bahru district were involved in the study. A Self-Monitoring Questionnaire (SMQ) and a mathematical test were used in data collection. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, the Mann-Whitney U test, and the Kruskal-Wallis H test. Results showed that the level of the students' performance in solving non-routine mathematical problems was very low. There was also a significant difference in the metacognitive skills among students with different performance levels in solving non-routine mathematical problems, and we concluded that these metacognitive skills should be emphasised in this process. BOLEMA Departamento de Matematica 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/75452/1/AbdulHalimAbdullah_MetacognitiveSkillsofMalaysianStudentsinNon-routine.pdf Abdullah, A. H. and Rahman, S. N. S. A. and Hamzah, M. H. (2017) Metacognitive skills of Malaysian students in non-routine mathematical problem solving. Bolema - Mathematics Education Bulletin, 31 (57). pp. 310-322. ISSN 0103-636X https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85030773826&doi=10.1590%2f1980-4415v31n57a15&partnerID=40&md5=05942a79fc2611e94652b7ca60af74fa |
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Metacognitive skills play an important role in solving mathematical problems. However, there is a lack of empirical studies on the role of metacognitive skills in solving mathematical problems, particularly non-routine ones. Therefore, this study was undertaken to identify students' metacognitive skills and the impact of such skills on non-routine mathematical problem solving. By using a quantitative method, a total of 304 students in Johor Bahru district were involved in the study. A Self-Monitoring Questionnaire (SMQ) and a mathematical test were used in data collection. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, the Mann-Whitney U test, and the Kruskal-Wallis H test. Results showed that the level of the students' performance in solving non-routine mathematical problems was very low. There was also a significant difference in the metacognitive skills among students with different performance levels in solving non-routine mathematical problems, and we concluded that these metacognitive skills should be emphasised in this process. |
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