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EFFECT OF PROBLEM SOLVING TEACHING METHOD IN MATHEMATICS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF 7TH GRADE STUDENTS

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-II).03      10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-II).03      Published : Jun 2022

Effect of Problem Solving Teaching Method in Mathematics on the Performance of 7th Grade Students

Abstract

    The study aimed to analyze the effect of problem-solving teaching methods in mathematics on the achievements of elementary level students. The major objective of the study was to; i. To compare the mathematics academic achievements and ability of problem-solving among 7th class students taught through traditional and problem-solving teaching methods. 7th class students of Govt.Secondary School 47 NB Sargodha were divided into two groups and randomly assigned as contro land experimental groups. Two tests were validated through peer review, expert opinion and pilot testing; one “Problem Solving Ability Test in mathematics” (PSATM) and “Achievement Test in mathematics” (ATM) for 7th grade were used as pre-test and post-test. The experiment was conducted for a period of six weeks. The t-test and ANOVA were applied for data analysis. The major conclusion was that the participants treated with a new method of problem-solving teaching showed better results than the participants taught by traditional teaching methods in the achievement test and problem-solving ability test. It is recommended that elementary level mathematics teachers teach the students by using problem-solving teaching methods in their lesson plans for the development of problem-solving ability among learners.

    Problem Solving Teaching, Mathematics, Achievements, Problem Solving Ability, Elementary Level Students

    (1) Mushtaq Ahmad
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education; University of Sargodha Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Naveed Khalid
    Resource Person, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan
    (3) Farah Shafiq
    Assistant Professor, Division of Education; University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Ahmad, M., Khalid, M. N., & Shafiq, F. (2022). Effect of Problem Solving Teaching Method in Mathematics on the Performance of 7th Grade Students. Global Educational Studies Review, VII(II), 28 - 40. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-II).03

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Ahmad, Mushtaq, Muhammad Naveed Khalid, and Farah Shafiq. 2022. "Effect of Problem Solving Teaching Method in Mathematics on the Performance of 7th Grade Students." Global Educational Studies Review, VII (II): 28 - 40 doi: 10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-II).03

HARVARD

    HARVARD : AHMAD, M., KHALID, M. N. & SHAFIQ, F. 2022. Effect of Problem Solving Teaching Method in Mathematics on the Performance of 7th Grade Students. Global Educational Studies Review, VII, 28 - 40.

MHRA

    MHRA : Ahmad, Mushtaq, Muhammad Naveed Khalid, and Farah Shafiq. 2022. "Effect of Problem Solving Teaching Method in Mathematics on the Performance of 7th Grade Students." Global Educational Studies Review, VII: 28 - 40

MLA

    MLA : Ahmad, Mushtaq, Muhammad Naveed Khalid, and Farah Shafiq. "Effect of Problem Solving Teaching Method in Mathematics on the Performance of 7th Grade Students." Global Educational Studies Review, VII.II (2022): 28 - 40 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Ahmad, Mushtaq, Khalid, Muhammad Naveed, and Shafiq, Farah (2022), "Effect of Problem Solving Teaching Method in Mathematics on the Performance of 7th Grade Students", Global Educational Studies Review, VII (II), 28 - 40

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Ahmad, Mushtaq, Muhammad Naveed Khalid, and Farah Shafiq. "Effect of Problem Solving Teaching Method in Mathematics on the Performance of 7th Grade Students." Global Educational Studies Review VII, no. II (2022): 28 - 40. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-II).03