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Research Study – Published: January 28, 2010
AN OBJECTIVE MEASUREMENT OF SELF-MONITORING STRATEGY ON PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATHEMATICS
Dr. E. Ramganesh
ABSTRACT
Approaching mathematics through problem solving creates a context that simulates real-life situations
and justifies mathematics as a meaningful discipline. Problem-solvers employ both domain-specific
knowledge and strategic knowledge. Research shows that students’ problem-solving failures often arise
not from lack of mathematical knowledge but from ineffective use of what they know.
This study investigates the self-monitoring strategies used by high school students while solving
mathematical problems individually. The study identifies the characteristic types of metacognitive
failures during solution attempts and distinguishes two essential components of effective monitoring:
recognizing errors and obstacles, and being able to correct or overcome them.
Keywords:
Problem Solving in Mathematics, Real-Life Context, Domain-Specific Knowledge,
Strategic Knowledge, Self-Monitoring Strategies, Metacognitive Failures,
Error Recognition and Correction.
This is an Open Access Research distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License
(www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and
reproduction
in any Medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
How to cite this article:
Ramganesh, E. (2010). An objective measurement of self-monitoring strategy on problem solving
in mathematics. Indian Educational Researcher, 3(1), 37–49.
Received: December 15, 2009;
Revision Received: January 10, 2010;
Accepted: January 28, 2010.
Responding Author: Dr. E. Ramganesh @ ramganesh68@yahoo.co.in
Article Overview: ISSN: 0974-2123 |
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Published in Volume 3, Issue 1, January–June, 2010
