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- Title
Learning to solve addition and subtraction word problems in English as an imported language.
- Authors
Verzosa, Debbie; Mulligan, Joanne
- Abstract
This paper reports an intervention phase of a design study aimed to assist second-grade Filipino children in solving addition word problems in English, a language they primarily encounter only in school. With Filipino as the medium of instruction, an out-of-school pedagogical intervention providing linguistic and representational scaffolds was implemented with 17 children. Pre-intervention, children experienced linguistic difficulties and were limited to conceptualising and solving simple additive structures. Post-intervention interviews revealed improved performance and understanding of more complex structures, but only when linguistic difficulties were minimised. The study identified socially and culturally driven barriers to learning: superficial strategies, children's engagement, and learning in an urban poor context.
- Subjects
PHILIPPINES; SECOND language acquisition; EDUCATIONAL intervention; WORD problems (Mathematics); MATHEMATICS education (Elementary); ENGLISH language education for foreign speakers in elementary schools; FILIPINO students; EDUCATION
- Publication
Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2013, Vol 82, Issue 2, p223
- ISSN
0013-1954
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10649-012-9420-z