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Apr 13, 2021 · In the resolution of algorithms, it has been possible to verify how the students who were taught mathematics in a second language had a similar resolution to those that the teaching language coincided with their mother tongue, but it was not the case in the resolution of verbal problems or in the tests of mathematical competence.
- Vicente Bermejo, Vicente Bermejo, Pilar Ester, Isabel Morales
- 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.533141
- 2021
- Front Psychol. 2021; 12: 533141.
- Early Math Learning and Language
- Word Problems and Language
- What Should We do?
- References
Children do not start learning math when they are first taught about numbers. Rather, math learning starts with concepts of quantity, size and comparisons, and the words that represent numbers. Math learning starts with counting physical objects with caretakers, understanding concepts of less and more or full and empty by playing with food or toys,...
As students get older, they are presented with what are often referred to as “word problems.” These are math problems placed within the context of a written scenario. While the connection between reading difficulties and completing math word problems can be clear, it is important to consider how language plays a role in understanding these types of...
Awareness of the role of language in math can help teachers think diagnostically about where a student is getting “stuck” in math. While we tend to focus on the domain specific skills of mathematics, it is important to consider that the aspects tripping a student up might be skills we don’t typically think of as necessary for math learning. Here ar...
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Sep 11, 2014 · In addition to the importance of mapping the development of linguistic competencies and the pedagogical needs that support this development, there is also a need for attention to the language choices made by teachers and students in the mathematics learning moment and to the connections between these choices and the social contexts, which both underwrite and are shaped by these choices.
- Candia Morgan, Tracy Craig, Marcus Schuette, David Wagner
- 2014
Feb 1, 2019 · The introduction is organized as follows: Initially, there is a brief overview of the research literature on language and mathematics, highlighting: (1) the academic language register, and in particular the mathematics register; (2) the language challenges inherent to mathematics learning and teaching; (3) issues of special importance for students who are learning English at the same time they ...
- Louise C. Wilkinson
- 2019
Accordingly, performance on language-demanding math tasks suffers when a person’s relevant vocabulary knowledge is limited, as occurs when attempting to solve a word problem in an unfamiliar language (Xu et al., 2021). Furthermore, as mathematical skill increases, the relative importance of vocabulary diminishes (Ünal et al., 2021).
Students are agents in their own mathematical and linguistic sense-making. One prevailing assumption is that mathematical language proficiency means using only formal definitions and vocabulary. Although that is how math is often more formally presented in textbooks, this type of language does not reflect the process of exploring and learning
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Nov 1, 2014 · ArticlePDF Available. Language and communication in mathematics education: an overview of research in the field. November 2014. ZDM: the international journal on mathematics education 46 (6):843 ...
